FOOK WENG & CO.
„The Astor House Building, No, 18, Queen's Road Central. MANUFACTURERS
of Swaiow Drawn work and Canton Embroideries, Dealers in all kinds of Silk goods of the best quality:-Waists, dresses and overy kind of ladies' underwaar From the latest Fronch patterns. Hand-made laces and motifs of every description. Mandarin costumes and "fashionable shawls of various designs." Brass, cloisonne, ivory, pewter and porcelaine ware. Toys, curios and fancy goods, etc., etc.
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P.&O. BANKING CORPORATION, LTD.
(INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND, 1920)
with which is stilisted
THE ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD
AUTHORISED CAPITAL
SUBSCRIBED AND PAID UP"
RESERVE FUND
Board of Directors
£5,000,000: £2.594.180, £90,000.
The Bt. Hon Lord INCHCAPE, G.C.M.G, K.C.S.I., K.C.LE. (Chairman).
Rt Hor. the Earl of BILGENE, K.G.,G.C.M.G.
SI FREDERICK Kim, Bart.
Sir MONTAGU CORNER TURNER.
Sir DUBCAM, CARMICHAEL
FRANCIS ALEXANDIE JOHNSTON, Esq., ALEXANDER Kaer WRIĠHt, Esq. WALTER OSBORN GRAIBEBOOK, Esq. The Hon. ALIANDER SHAW, M.P.
JAMES MACKENZIE, Esq. (Managing Director). M. M. 8. GEMRAT, Esq., C.SI, C.LE. (General Manager).
HEAD OFFICE:-149, Leadenhall Street, London, E.C.3
West London Branch:-14-16, Cockspur Street, London, S.W.I.
Eastern Branches :
Bombay, Calqutta, Karachi, Madras, Colombo, Singapore,
Hongkong and Shanghai.
The Corporation undertakes General Banking and Exchange Businest of every description and in addition to its Branches has Agencies all over the world
92: Des Voeux Read, Central, Hongkong.
We Manufacture, Export and Retail
C. CHAMPKIN,
Swatow Drawn and Thread Works,
All Kinds of Embroideries, Hand-made Lace, etc.
- Manager.
Latest Designs. ·
Good Qualities.
Reasonable Prices..
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16, Des Voeux Road Central...
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HARLIER CABLES, {THROUGḤ REUTER'S AGENOT.]`
INDIAN FISCAL POLICY.
DISCRIMINATING PROTECTION
'ADVOCATED.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19?K, ^\. 1938.
THE WORLD OF SPORT. WORLD'S TENNIS CHAMPION-
SHIP
LONDON) February 17th, The Council of the Lawn Tennis Aso- ciation recommend a meeting to rolin quish the "world'a"
title. hitherto sasumed by Wimbledon, stipulating how- over, that the title world's champion- ships should be entirely abolished. A ratification of the proposal would mean Dani, February 15th.
that the United States would apply for In the Legislative Assembly, Mr.mbership of the International Federa Innes," the "Member for Commerce in the tion, Governor-General's Council, announced FINAL SOUTH AFRICAN TEST." that the Government had scripted the Fiscal Commission's recommendation for policy of discriminatug protection for India.
When the future fiscal policy of India came up for debate in the Assembly, Mr Jamadas Dawarkndis, a member of the Fiscal Commission, moyed a resolution in favour of the adoption of a policy of protection, its application to be regulated
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED;
SAILINGBĮ "SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
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SANDAKAN STRAMS & CALCUNI SHANGHAI BWATOW
BANG SOK
TIENTSIN
BANGKOK via SWATOW TIENTSIN
STRAITS CALCUTTA CALOUTTALLINKI
DERBAS; February 16th. The fifth and final Test match, för which six days have been allotted in order that it can be played to a finish, opened in glorious weather, with a moderately fast and porfeet wicket SAGEN England scored 281 for 8. Rusself com- piling 138 not out, with magnificent and stylish play. He scored very easily, not
by Government legislature. Mr. Jones giving a chance, and batted all day. MANILA
* LOKSANG":
"TATSHING" FRINGSANG:
HANG KAUBANG
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Friday,
Thursday, Thursday,
19th Feb., Noon
20th Feb., 19 10th Feb, 10.sap.
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23rd Feb, 3. p.m.
"OHUNSANG*... ..Saturday, Feb., 10a.m. OFTPAHING Saturday, 24th Feb., Noo FOOSHING Monday 26th Feb., Noon. "CHEONGSHING" Saturday,"
NAMBANG" Monday, 5th
3rd
Noon
Mar
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- Thin Line · aforda regular stiluge te Calcutia, Penang and Singapore reburning from Calcutie steamers proceed via Siraita And Hongkong tavapan, occasionally calling at Shanghai. All Vienmber have grandient "kwenper scomodation, filled with Elestris Light ank zani and carry a fully qualified LIVE-Eng approximaty prey three days bergh Bakats an
Burgeon
Boonghat, hemtkimes calling at Brabow. Through beebtained
td through Bill of Lading are issued. "Sa Northers and Yangiers Fork ria Ebanghel Be
LINE-A
-buih porta avery Eridez.
moved an amendment in the terus of his lead mored 86 with sound play, his HAIPHONG LINY Cogmodation, Mingu frontzia by Varnels with good
earlier announcement, and said the
seven fours. When the score was 17 for
Government must retalu in its own hands. Mead and Russell came together in a
stol weeds for passengers and
1 Fadmemoil offers lings. So and from Banan by two 5,000 tons
the selection of a tariff board of three valuable partnership adding 139 for the BORNEO DEN GET THIN BANG" and s.a. my AVHANG” both steamers
members with investigatory and advisory third wicket. powers. He urged the utmost aution ir new principle. Several adopting this speakers said the new policy would weigh heavily on the agriculturists, who constituted two-thirds of the Indian population.
WIRELESS BROADCASTING
FOR INDIA.
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE TO BE PERMITTED.
Da, February 16th.
The Government has decided to permit private enterprise to undertake wirele broadcasting in India, similar to that in the United Kingdom. A conference, this connection will be held at Delhi on March 7th.
ANGRY ALTERÇATION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
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DURBAN, February 17th.
having excellat passenger accommodation, Cargo įtakan - of through Bill of Lading for Kudat Jewelton. Liburn, Tawsa and Eikad Deta
A regular service in vain from March to Movember bokwanz
Hongrong and Tiantain, calling at Welhauwel and Chatoo.
The weather to-day was fine, 19,000 apectators were present and the wicket T1AFTSIN LINE was faster than yesterday. England compiled 21 Russel in a splendid dis- BANGKOK LINE :- A Weekly service is provided between Hoogking and Bangkok,
play, lasting 21 minutes made 140, his best display of the tour. He was never in difficulties, and scored all round the wicket. His score included eleven four's. South Afrien raade 179. Nourse 44, and Francis 43.
KID LEWIS DEFEATED.
LONDON, February" 10th, - At the Albert Hall in a twenty round contest for the middle-weight champion- ship of Europe, Roland Todd out-pointed Kid Lewis, the bolder.
WATERLOO CUP RESULT."
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LONDON, February 16th: At Liverpool, coursing took place for the Waterloo Cup: In the final Lord Lonsdals'e Latte,'' was declared the winner, Mr. T. Hartes Hidden Screw" being withdrawn, owing to being greatly in the distressed, after a hard course semi-final.
THE LATEST AEROPLANE
ENGINE.
LONDON, February 16th In the House of Cominens, unemploy ment was the burden of the debate on the Labourite amendment to the Address. It was moved by Mr. Clynes who condemned the peace treaty, urging the cancellation of war debts and a greater use of the League of Nations. He took exception to the statement of Sir Montagu Barlow (Minister of Labour) enumerating the
LONDON, February 15th. Government's measures to alléviato." un- employment. The discussion was practic Arrangements have been made by the ally monopolised by Labour Members, Air Ministry to construct a 16,000 horse- and produced an angry altercation power-Diesel engine burning crude between the Communist, Mr. Newbold, Foil instead of petrol, which will be the and the Labourite, MP. Maclay, which the most powerful in the world. This engine
claimed д latter's colleagues physically prevented is
one of the
greatest from developing into fisticuffa. The triumphs of aeronautical research in debate was adjourned.
RUSSIAN TRADING
CONDITIONS.-
APPROACHING NORMĀLITY.
LONDON, February - 16th.
recent years.
SCIENTIFIO CONGRESS IN
-AUSTRALIA.
MELBOURNE, February 16th. The Federal Government is inviting twenty countries to send representatives At a meeting of the Russian Section of to the Pan-Pacific Scientific Congress to the London Chamber of Commerce, Mr.be held during August and September. Jonas, who recently arrived from It has contributed £5,000, towards the Moscow, and trade conditions were approaching · normality. Regarding the Kara Sea trade
stated route, be that it was possible to open up a vast Merchandise tract of Central Siberia
from there belonging to the Russian Government, estimated at two million sterling, was already in England.
A COTTON WEAVING „PRO-
BLEM.
LONDON, February 16th.
expenses.
YOUNG ENGINEER'S DISCOVERY. UTILISING METAL FROM AMMUNITION DUMPE.
Mr. F. N. Pickett, a young engineer, who made industrial history by the dis covery of a means of utilising metal from the ammunition dumpe after the war, was entertained at luncheon in London: Tbu Medical Research Council bas In a speech he said that during the war issued a report of investigations made at Great Britain, felt being without a zinc the instance of the Industrial Fatigue industry, and contracted to “buy Aus- Research Board regarding atmospheric tralian concentrates till a period ten conditions for the successful weaving of years after the war with a view of start- certain classes of cotton cloth
ing the industry in Great Britain similar Two important methods are suggested to that in Germany. The Government to meet long-standing objectious "by did its best, but found the shippers of ore operatives to the introduction of the could not deaf with it effectively. Much necessary degree of moisture in the weav- had to be spent in Belgium. It was fear- ing sheds. One is the adoption of more od that the trade might have to be sent Buitable clothing by the operatives, and to, Germany; but we were now planning the attention of the industry is invited to establish the technical plan, and all therate. The other is the introduction of would be plain sailing. If we could get means for artificially increasing the air the concentrates we could employ 3,000 to IROVLont
the in
neighbourhood operatives along certain experimental Find
of
EMPIRE WIRELESS REPORT.
LONDON, February 16th.
It it stated in well-informed quarters that the Imperial Communications Committee has now sent its report on Empire wireless to the Cabinet. It is understood that the majority of the Committee favoured private enterprise, but the Post Office view, which is still strongly represented, is that the Gayern- mont should retain at least one high- power station in England for commercial purposes.
NEW FLYING RECORD MADE.
IT February 15th.
M. Sadi le Cointe has bost the world's flying record, covering four kilometres, at an average speed of 277 kilometres, 657 motres per hour. .
NEW ZEALAND POLITICS.
WELLINGTON February 18th
The House of Representatives has rojected a Labour non-confidence motion against the Massey Government by, "40" bor 18 votes, and a similar Liberal motion by 39 to 30 volg
4,000 men.
Sir John Mann said that before Mr. Pickett showed the way Americo sank thousands of tons of ammunition in the sea. Since then the metal extracted from 600,000 tons of French; British and German ammamition had realised £400,000,000.
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