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"DECOLITE"

THE HONGKONG DAILY

FIRE RESISTING FLOORING

(Awarded Gold Medal Franco-British Exhibition.)

JOINTLESS, HYGIENIC & NON-SLIPPING "Laid by Our Own Workmen on

STEEL, WOOD OR CONCRETE.

THE UNITED

T.l. Central, 238.

ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD.

2, Queen's Buildings.

ICY-HOT

BOTTLE.

Useful and Much Appreciated Present for All Occasions.

THE CHINA DISPENSARY

82, QUEEN'S ROAD C.

TELEPHONE 0. 2598:

SALE NOW ON

Come Now!

A FRESH STOCK OF

MANILA HEMP HATS

FOR LADIES Latest Styles, Various Colours and Shapes

AT LOWEST prices.

Come Early!!

Don't Miss the Opportunity !!!

SWATOW DRAWN WORK CO.

16. Des Voeux Road Central Hongkong.

P. O. Box 445.

SHIPBUILDERS,

SHIP REPAIRERS,

BOILER MAKERS,

FORGE MASTERS,

OXY-ACETYLENE

ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAE AND

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.

Telephone No. 2880

OF HONGKONG, LIMITED. TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

DRY DOCKS. Length 787-Fest. Length on Blocks 750 Fest

Dept. on Centre of

801 (EW.OST.) 31 L 6 ing THREE SLIPWAYS.

Capable of Handling Ships Up to 3,000 Tons Displacement. Electric Crane at Sea Wall, Capable of Lifting 100 Tons at 70 Feet Radius.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

(Jon Swan & Boss, Len),

TIK. AndEmi; "Taizoonock, Homanowa,” a AGENTS.

TELEPHONE No. 12.

HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN.

Cash F‰o : "0" orei Anz. Pixuant.

The CITROEN.

The Last Word in Car-Economy RUNNING COSTS LOWER

Less Tyres

Lesa Oil

Winner 3 years running 1920-21-24 Grand Prix for Low Consumption.

Cars for Sale:

LEPACK CO., LTD.,

$0.52, Queen's Rd C.

INSURANCE PROBLEMS IN

JAPAN.

MARINE INSURANCE COMPANIES

TO PAY

All the marine insurance companks in Japan have decided to pay the entire damage caused by the earthquake and fire on merchandise and lighters that were en

gaged-in-landing-hd-fonding-at-the-time of the catastrophe says the Far East The total sum uns up some Y15,000,000, of which 12,000,000 falls on the Tokyo Marine Insurance, Co. It is reported that they are confident of getting the foreign insurance companies to pay the portion covered by re-insurance,,

LIFE INSURANCE. APTITUDE OF FOREIGN LIFE COMPANIES, A Japanese writer says:-

-The statement by some of the ferrig. life insurance firms to the effect that they are ready to pay policies on proof of death is causing much uneasinesa among claim holders," for in the "present"intance the many where the Exte

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of the assured is absolutely unknown. In case positive proof of death is not pro- red, has the policyholder to continue to pay till the expiry of the payment term or to the end of time in the case of a life contract From the technical standpoist the answer is simple enough, but much complication will result in case the for eigu firms dispute the claims of benefici aries. According to the Civil Code, after a certain number of years, the adjudica tion of disappearance is to be delivered by the Couth on the request of interested parties and death is presumed from that moment. It is th be hoped that foreign insurance Grms will take a generous atti- tude iz view of the extraordinary, nature of the disaster and alley into the sufferings of the relatives of victims,

THE FIRE INSURANCE

18SUE.

AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE MINISTER'S VIEWS

ป

Báron. Den spoke as follows on the fire insurance difficulty when approached by. the reporter of the isukite

Today the representatives of the fire insurance committee, came to me and

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1929.

EIGHT, MONTHS OF RUHR

SOCCUPATION...

SOME GERMAN STATISTICS.

According to German statisties of the rults of the Ruhr occupation, up to the ead of August 2,378.000 tons of coke and coal were removed by the French, com- pare with 11,483,000 for the correspond ing period of last year. The total sunr of

inflicted was 1,632,000,000,000 and 111, 50f-The, and persona evicted was 143,604, and of these 111,036 were expelled from occupied territory. fifteen hundred years, including five sen Sentences of imprisonment passed totalled trees of penal servinde for life, Ten persons were sentenced to death, of whom one was executed, and 121 Germans were Eile in variqua' ways.

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. CLOSING QUOTATIONS

OCTOBER 1829, 1913. Canton Insurances ..... „$830'b.. Union Insurances --/.. ....$230 b. & sa Steamboats...ince

248 by

China Sugars

Kowloon Wharves Whampoa Dooks: Shanghai Docks Hongkong Lands Humphreys Estates Ewo Cottons Cementa Hongkong Ropes China Providents Watsons

$

0.

#136) «.'

..$153 b..

Thx 034 S. #87 52. $73.63 b.

Ti 13 sa. ..$20 = ...38) b.

..529 h.

Hongkong Electrics (......$31) b

d-buyers), 1-sellers; s-sales.

P.&O.BANKING CORPORATION

LIMITED.

(INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND 1920) with which is listed

THE ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD. INDIA.

HEAD OFFICE

414

£5,000,000 £2,594,160 £115,000

192, Londenhall Street, London, E.C. 3.

WEST LONDON BRANCH: 14-16, Cockapur Street, London, S.W. 1.

stated that it was something very difficult! ArruORISED CAPTITAL to present any concrete programme aus | SUBSCRIBED AND PAID ÜF ceptible of application to all of the com- RESERVE FUND panies because of the difference in the fin ancial ability of cach I told them to prepare a statement of their position as far as it is possible, so that the Govern meat may be enabled to know more or less deinitely how and to what extent assistance should be given them in the payment of their policies. I surmise that common action would be highly difficult because the "standing of each is widely different. They have not consented to take joint and several responsibility for a loan without interest, which their

repre

The Corporation undertakes General Banking sentatives naked the Government to advance, and Exchange Business of every description and The representatives who came to-day pro-in addition to its Branches has Agencies in al mised to do their best,

EASTERN BRANCHES: Bombay, Calcutta, Karscio, Madras, Colombo, Singapore, Hongkong and Shanghai..

structons of the Goveriding by the in the principal Cities of the world.

The Gov-

ernment is making a clear distinction be tween relief and assitan, In the pre- sent instances, it is the methods of assis- tance that is at issue, not relief. On the question of relief, we have to take all the sufferers into consideration, not only as sured persons. The insurance issue is entirely › separate from the problem of general relief.??.

JAPANESE SEISMOLOGIST'S

PROPHECY.

| THINKS ANOTHER GREAT EARTH-

QUAKE COMING.

Dr. F. Omori, the authority on geismu logy, returned to Japan recently by the Tengo Mara. Dr. Omori has been sick since his stay in Sydney. A lecture in Honolulu concerning the great earthquake, and an hour's speech on board ship on his way home seems to have aggravated his con- dhion, and interviews with him are not permitted. Following is an outline of h's lecture on the bont:

0. CHAMPKIN,

Manager.

Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong.

THE

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO.. INCORPORATED.

** HLD Örnek: NEW YORK CITY.

INTERNATIONAL BANKING-SHIPPING-TRAVEL

Eighty Offices are established in the Princips Cities of the World to provide Commercia Organimations and Private Individuals with a complets World Wide Banking, Shipping and Travel Service,

P

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF OPEDIT. DEPOSIT AND CURRENT ACCOUNTS

FOREIGN EXCHANGE. LETTERS OF CREDIT. TRAVELEES CHEQUES. LETTERS OF CREDIT. STEAMSHIP PASSAGES.

·HOTEL RESERVATIONS

BAGGAGE INSURANCE.

"I prophesied the present earthquake in my lecture delivered at Yokohama in April last year, but I never dreamed of such, disastrous effects. It is to my very great regret that my proposals about water work equipment presented to Tokyo and other cities were not accepted by the authorities. Otherwise, I believe

Every approved Banking Shapping and that such a calamitous effect would not. Travel Transaction. have been brought about.

P. J. VANHECKE,

I think that another great earthquake like the present one will visit the Kansai District in future. Though I can not

positively declare that it will surely come, yet I can say that it will take place, judging from scientific theory and my own experience "

The seismologist in now confined to hospitalet

ONE MORE OUTRAGE

SOCONY FOREIGN ASSISTANT

CAPTURED...

captive

CABLE AND POSTAL REMITTANCES, FURCHASE OF BILLS OF EXCHANGE

** Manager

RUSSO-ASIATIC BANK.

CAPHAL (FULLY-PAID) RESERVE FUND, CargaL CONTRIBUTED BY THE

Causkas GoranIOINT RESIETE FUND

HEAD OFFICER :.

Paria 9, Bus Bondrean.

LONDON OFFICE :

64, Uld Broad Street, EC. 2.

BANKKRĄ ↑

Boubles

55,000,000

28,960,000

Kip. Th

3,500,000

1,750,000

LONDON: Mesars, Glyn, Milla, Currie & Co

Societa Generale pour Favoriser le Developpement du Commerce et de Tindar trie en France,

PARIS: Bosiete Generale pour Favoriser le Developpement du Commercs et de l'Indur tria en France

ro do Paris at ilos Pays-Bas

Bociete Generale pour Favoriser lo Developpement du Commerce et de findma- trie en France.

NEW YORK: The Irving Bank-Columbia

Trust Company.

SAN FRANCISCO: The Crocker National Bank

of Ban Trancisco.

A Hankow contemporary reports Word has been received in Hankow of the capture of Mr. J. Stamm, of the Standard Oil Company of Chungking, by bandita on September 20th. The outrage curred at Changpatau li from Lu- chow, while Mr. Stamm was convoying everal junks of oil from Luchow to Neikinng. The bandits have demanded $2,000 for the release of Mr. Stamm and| the oil and threaten to kill their if the ransom is not forthcoming.

Mr. Stamum is a German subject of many years residence in China. A new note is struck in the prosent outrage in the bandits threatening to kill him if the case is reported to the officials, Mr. tam is not the only foreigner in the Standard Oil Company who has suffered in a short time from Chess in China for

the September 18th Mr. Charles Barn hardt chiet was shot through the of the 6.8. Meitan the leg when the yamel' was fired on by Boldiers ; few miles weet of Forchow. This part of the upper Yangleze in very bad. Naturally with occurences like the happening foreigners Foreign Exchange on the Principal Citie are asking if it is not time that the for- the World bought and sold, trade eign Powers do something towards put- ting China's house in order.

ERANCHES 'IN, AMA!

Changchun Hankow Alanchouli Tientsin

helco Harbin Newolwang Urumtohi Inou

Hong Shanghai

Yokohama Hislar

HONGKONG BRANCH:

Intiment allow ad on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposite Terras on application. Loos! Bils discounted,

627]

R. A. RODGERS /

Lanager,

JUST AS SOFT AND FLEECY

AS WHEN TWAS NEW!

YOUR FAVOURITE AUTUMN: SHAWL, JUMPER, COSTUMES, -EVENING GOWNS AND WRAPS- CAN BE RESTORED TO THEIR ORIGINAL SMARTNESS

BY GIVING OUR

GENUINE DRY CLEANING SERVICE A TRIAL

THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO.

HEAD OFFICE and WORKS, YAUMATI, Tel. K 32. HONGKONG DEPOT: 16, Stanley Street, Tel. C 1979;

17

63, Praya East.

KOWLOON DEPOT 19, Canton Roid.

CANTON 19, Sharki Central, East

XMAS CIFTS

BARGAIN PRICES

THE SWATOW LAGE COMPANY

All kinds of Swatow Laces, Drawn-Work Table Linen, Embroidered Silk Shawls, Capes, Scarta, Dresses, Hand-Bags, Slippers, and Underwear. Carved Ivory Mother-of-Pearl, Tortoise-Shell and Amber Beads, Pendents, Bracelets, Mah Jong, Lanterna, Lamp Shades, ste., etc., etc,

TOE 15 DAYS ONLY

From 16th to 31st October

COME FARLY ! DON'T MISS YOUR OPPORTUNITY.

17a, Queen's Road Central.

PIANOS FOR SALE OR HIRE.

TSANG FOOK PIANO CO.,

TEL. 2197.

944, WANGHAI: Road,

COME DISTANCES IN THE SOUTH CHINA LEA AND PHILIPPINE ISLANDS By Carz G. H. PENNEFATHER.

On Sale at

BREWER & Co., Pedder Street

TE OLDE PRINTERIE, Ltd, Green's Road

SOMETHING YOU NEED.

DRAWN WORK and EMBROIDERIES of EVERY DESCRIPTION

Shawls, Hand-made Laces, Drawn and Embroidered Handkerchiefs, Beaded Articles and Necklaces. Suitable for Xmas Presents to send Home.

CHINA SILK & EMBROIDERY CO., LTD.,

Wholesale and Retail Merchants,

37, QUEEN'S BOAD CENTRAL (NEXT MADAM FLIKT'S).

PERFUMERY

Manufactured][by

RIGAUD, PARIS.

AIRE EMBALSAMADO: *MARY · GARDEN"

HORA CARIÑOSA” ‘DULCE MLA".

LILAB DE RIGAUD"

Obtainable from

VICENTE ATIENZA,

18. Nathan . Kow

Telephone E155