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MARTELL'S BRANDIES.

ONE STAR

V. O.

TWOUSTAR

V. S. 0.

938F MARTELL

THREENSTAR

V. S. O. P..

BOTTLED IN COGNAC AND GUARANTEED PURE GRAPE BRANDY

MARTELL & COMPANY.

SOLE AGENTS

GANDE," PRICE & CO., LTD WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

Tel. C. No. 135.

GREAT

8. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

HONGKONG.

REDUCTION SALE

Those desirous of obtaining Beautiful Specimens of

SWATOW HAND-MADE" LACES,

DRAWN THREAD WORK

All Kinds of EMBROIDERIES,

· AND

LADY'S FANCY GOODS.

Should not fail to Visit the

WORK CO., SWATOW DRAWN

16, Des Voeux Road Central.

DRUGS

ASAHI

PRESCRIPTIONS

(183

When the Doctor prescribes he expects the Druggist to fill the prescription with Pure Drugs. The quality of our Drugs, Medicinca and Toilet Goods is not surpassed

Have the Doctor's Prescription filled here and the result will bọ Batisfactory.

THE PHARMACY,

THE RED BUILDING (OPPOSITE ICE HOUSE ST.

BEER

SPECIALLY DREWEL 101 EXPORT

DAI INIPPON BREWERY CO.

LIMITE

TOKYO, JAPAN

HOLE ACRY

MITSUI BUSSAN KA ISHA

HONGKONG.

LTD.

HONGKONG DAILY

SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD. CONTROL TRANSFERRED TO HONGKONG.

MONDAY, MARCH 5TH. 1938.

THE TEMPLE OF HEAVEN AT PEKING.

Mr. Marshall Broomhal M.A., Secre An extraordinary general meeting of tary of the China Inland Mission, writes to the China Express (London) 45 the Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., was held on follows:--In your issue of January 25th... Wednesday, 21st February, at the head there is a short note stating that Miss! office of the Company. No. 14, Kiukiang.

Road. Mr. Brodie A. Clarko presided E. Kemp mentioned in a lecture supported by Messrs. F. N. Matthews,recently that the Chinese Temple of H. G. Simms, G. H. Wright (directors), Heaven had been turned into a 'work- RN. Macleod (legal adviser) and Eboue. There is nothing to indicate when Burrows (joint managing directory. The this happened. During a visit to Peking last spring. I went pretty carefully over attendance represented 8,062 shares.

all the grounds of the Temple of Heaven, The notice convening the meeting

ed saw nothing to indicate what in having been read,

galo WL3 Chairman said: Gentlemen suggested." The entrance You have been already informed in the guarded, and found it necessary to notice 'sent you 9th February that this purchase a ticket op payment of a small

The

INTIMATIONS

Or 791 BRIGHT SIDE,

Step across to the

HONGKONG DIGAR STORE

aid you'll be

ON THE RIGHT SI. E.

DAIRY FARM NEWS."

ICE CREAM.

(E3

INTIMATIONS

BOWERN & CO.. Na & Musrür Road,"

SHANGHAI.

Members British Chamber of Commerce (Shanghai). Mr. T. W. BOWERN, Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Incor parated by Royal Charter, London,

* STRAKSTI AGENTS AND SHIPBRORUS.

For the Purchase, Sale and Charfer of Vossola- " of any Tonnagu, Passenger and/or Cargo Now. and/or Old, with delivery China at Very Low Prices.

SALVAGE OPERATORS, MARINE SURVEYORS

AUCTIONEERS, COAL MEETHANTE, FREUT BROKERS, METAL MERCHANTS, Machinery For Sale, New and Old in First Class Condition.

extraordinary general meeting of share fee before I could gain admittance. On Ehereby beg to remind our numerous IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS, SHARE-BROKERA.

holders has been convened for the par- pose, “of taking into consideration and, it approved, passing a resolution sanction the transfer of the Company's Head Ofoe to Hongkong. In my address to you at our last meeting, I hat the Pleasure of congratulating the share- bolders upon the amalgamation of their interests with those of the Hongkong

our

Customers that their Orders for ICE

CREAM must be placed 24 hours before deli verv inrecaired

£1963

HOUSES FOR SALE AT THE PEAK NEAR MOTOR ROAD.

notice board just inside the grounds the following regulation in. broken Eng- fish was posted up: "The yard of Temple is very waste, for no mistake the walkers must follow the way-marks.” when writing. I may mention a inter-OR SALE, either together (table for if stoly, with early esting circumstance, which is in full possession, Nos. 1 and 3 STIVART TERRACE,

ex-

we found some rooms actually sealed with the seal bearing the date "14th year of Hsuan Tang." When we pressed our surprise to some of the attendants, we were told that the Sum mer Palace was still part of the Em- peror's demains, where by legal right he still ruled and employed his seal. This an interesting illustration of imperiiîin in imperio.

THE OPIUM QUESTION

IN CHINA.

agreement with Mr. R. F. Johuston's article on the Manchu Emperor, which recently appeared in The Times. In! Hotel Co. Ltd: as the outcome of the

company with the Rev. Thomas Bryson, acquisition by that Company of the who first reached China in 1887, I visited controlling, interest in The Shanghaithe Summer Palace outside Peking, where Hotels, Ltd. and I then informed you that it had been decided to combine the two undertakings as soon as practicable. You will find it stuled in Memorandum of Association that one of the objects for which this Company was established was to enter into any joint adventure or arrangement with any company carrying on business which we are authorised to engage in, and as the business of the Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd. is identical with our own, your irctors are confident the arrangement now ander consideration will not faly ensure a reciprocal union of interests but will be

Mr.. Chao-hsin Chu, Chingac Chargé directly to the benefit of this Company. d'Affaires, in London writes to the London The idea of establishing a chain of hotels papers on January 31st as follows: is one which has engaged the attention The cabled report of the address given of this Company from time to time, and on January 23rd by Sir FrangisAglén, it was, I believe, common knowledge inspector-General of Chinese Maritima few years ago that the late Mr. Edward Customs, at the International Anti- Ezra had great hopes of acquiring for Opium Association in Peking, suggesting the Companyponsiderable holding in the introduction of a temporary opium the Hongkong Betel Co., Ltd. Although monopoly in China, oy as a result make the position is somewhat reversed to day, the attitude of the Chinese Government the suggestion of amalgamating these toward the opium problem misunderstood two large Companies is as sound and and controversial. I am thereford food practical as ver, and I feel sure thated to issue an official statement to the it must be an immense satisfaction to effect that such suggested legalization is everyone concerned to know that the not the policy of my Government, which Largest hotel interests in the Far East in all sincerity, intends to fulfil the will he definitely placed under British Chiigations of the Opium Convention," ownership and administration. Similar to the practice adopted by leading hotel syndicates at Home, it is intended to have the combined undertakings under HONGKONG TRADE REPORT. a centralised control, and

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the shares in this Company the Directors of the Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd., very The fortnightly Price Curront and naturally consider this control should bo Market Report, published by the Hong- established in Hongkong, where the im-kong General Chamber of Commerce. portant mintters of policy, finance and

TO LET. states: development can be adequately »diter- Cotton piece goods and fancy. cotton mined and regulated. Apart from this goods-Sibe our last report a large

"NFURNISHED, No. 14, Tax Prix UN .aad you will appreciate the enormous saving business has been done in grey

near the Barker Road Tram Station-8 in expenditure which we shall be able white shirtings, also venetians, sateens, Rooms for & Menths, $250 Per Month to effect in standardising and purchasingeto. A good clearance

of old stocks For particulars apply to

DENISON, RAM & GIBBS. equipment for, the ten hotels which it is has been effected, but without taking

9th February, 1823. j. expected shortly to have in full operation, these into consideration, the volume of and the consequent reduction in capital new business has been considerable, and outlay required in carrying only one prices, 01 the whole satisfactory. main stock as against two ander existing Cotton has been quoted at 16.34 this week, conditions. There are, of course, other and Manchester reporta frand DAIRY FARM advantages to be expected from the pro-advancing market. posed change but I think those I have

Cotton Farm-A few complimentary jmentioned are in themselves sound

enough to warrant your approval of the sales have been effected during the Chinese Now Year Prices have slightly suggested conjoint programme, to eased off owing to the improvement in the rupee exchange. Quotations are:- The meeting then approved of a lengthy No. 105 $174/901. No. 128 $180/301. No. resolution altering the Articles of Asso- 10s 8187/917. No, 20% $180/908 Arrivals ciation of the Company in such manner 5,500. Shipments nil Sales 1,500 bales. Bargains as to transfer the Head Office to Hong-Unsold stock 10,000 bales. kong, and empowering the Directors to 11,000 bales. establish local boards or agencies for

Woollens-The market is quiet. managing any of the Company in Shang-Ifttle business has been done in camlets hai or elsewhere in China.

and broadcloths.

adopted.

(

Meals-No change and no business offering.

This resolution will come up for con Raw Cotton. Stocks are n2. Quota- firmation at a meeting to be held on

tions are purely nominal. Indian des March 8th, when it will also be proposed cription at $39/43, Chinese staple at that Sir Paal Chater, Messrs. J. Scott 841/43. Harston, C. Montague Ede, A. It. Lowe, E. M. Raymond and J. H. Taggart, of Hongkong, and E. Burrows, of Shanghai, bo Directors of the Company, it being Flour-Stock: about 250,000 säcks, the intration of Messrs. Brody A Quotations -American Patent, $3.55 per Clarke, E. N. Matthews,.. G.Simma sack; American Straight, 83,20 per sack; and G. H. Wright to resign from the America Out-off, $3.50 per sack; Shang- Directorate immediately after the meet-bat Flour, 33.20 per sack; Australian No. ing.

1, $3.25 per sack.

- INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION.

RETIREMENT OF MR. J. K. MOIR.

The National City Bank of New York sanounces that Mr. J. K. Moir, who since November, 1907, has been manager of the London branch of the Internation

al Banking Corporation, and latterly of

Window glass.--Very few sales Market steady.

Sugar-Market very strong at advanced

rates"

Saltpetre-Market opens promisingly, after a couple of months' inactivity.

EXCHANGE IN FEBRUARY.

NEWS.

Just Received.

· GUILLAUME. TELL"

(SWISS)

GRUYERE CHEESE.

80 Cents Per lb.

When in doubt about your eyes

or your glasses.

Consult

CHINESE OPTICAL CO.

·Eye-sight, Speci llots,

The monthly exchange circular issued 67 QUEEN'S ROAD

the London branch of the National City by Meters Roza Bros., of Hongkong, Bank, his elected to retire at the end gives the following summary for the of this month, Mr. Moir carries with month of February:

him the best wishes of the directors, officers and staff of the bank for a long enjoyment of his well-deserved rest Mr. Moir, before taking up the appoint mant in London, was manager for the Averago Rate Feb International Ranking Corporation in

Shanghai..

Mr. W. M. Anderos, Vice-President and Inspector of the International Banking Corporation at head offices in New York, has been appointed Mr.

Moira Buscemor, as manager of the National City Bank, which owns the In- ternational Banking Corporation, his | appointment to take effect February 1st,

Silver

(Ready)

Sterling

(1923), (Approx) — 2/239 1071 023 84AD Highest Rate Feb

(1923), (Approx.)31 2/3) 1001 681 8.70 Lowest Rate Feb.,"

(1023), (Approx)30) 2/21 100) 52 8.00 Average Rate to date

(1092) (Approx.)

Highest Rate to date (1922) (Approx) Lowest Bate to date (1923) (Approx.)

Hongkong.

CENTRAL

PREPAID WANTED

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