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DECOLITE"

FIRE-RESISTING FLOORING

(Awarded Gold Medal. Franco British Exhibition)

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JOINTLESS. HYGIENIC & NON-SLIPPING

Liid by Our Own Workmen on STEEL WOOD OR UNCRETE.

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY. LTD.

Tal, Contral 336.

2, Quoan's Bulidings.

QUEEN'S THEATRE

PLEASURE HOUSE DE-LUXE

Commencing MAY 16th to 19th,

at 5.15 & 9.15 p.m.

CHEFALO & PALERMO

COMPANY

THE WORLD'S MAGICIANS

ALSO

METRO PICTURE SHOWS

MILTON SILLS

INS

"THE FORGOTTEN LAW"

in 7 parts.

The Most Forceful Photo Drama of a Decade

at 230 & 9.15 p.m.

A FOX SERIAL

THE

BRIDE

413"

1st & 2nd. Espisode.

ADMISSION :

5.15 & 9.15 pm.

BOX kold 6 Persons) 2:$15.00

DRESS CIRCLE

STALLS

2nd CLASS

[Telephone K7M

230 & 7.15 p.m.

BOX (to hold 6 Persons)

$7.20

2.00

DRESS CIRCLE

.80

1.50

STALLSBR...

.50

.30:

80 2nd CLASS

BOOKING AT THEATRE

BICYCLES

LADIES, GENTLEMEN'S OR TANDEM FOR HIRE OR SALE:

HANG LEE CYCLE CO.,

1 Haiphono ROAD, KOWLOON. Next to PALACE - HOTEL,

DON'T FORGET

THE LAST CHANCE TO SEE

Telephone K711.

TRAILING AFRICAN WILD ANIMALS

The Most Extraordinary Picture of Wild Animal Life that has even been made in the History of The Photoplay :

at The WORLD TO-DAY.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 17TH, 1024

HONGKONG-SHARE MARKET. HOP SING & CO.,

Mestra, Benjamin acd Ports in their weekly share report dated: May 16th

Since our last report of the 9th May, the local market has been quiet with a small business passing and practical's norariations is prices, the only redean) ing feature being the sustained demand for Hongkong Trams at gradually (inë |proving rates.pus

Banks-Hongkong and Shanghai Flants "are"w-shade" easier and are offering at. 81170-They are-quotes-London-at £130,0,"" (middle).

Minrise and are insurances-mons have again come to business at $341. Hongkong Fires have, been bought at the Fimproved price of $10 and contiene in request. There are barers of Cantons 6-8790, North Chinas at Tla 140 and Yangtairs at 829 China. Underwriters can be placed at the paid up value of

Shipping--Hongkong.

Canton Ard Macao Steamboats have been ruling weak no deales have been made down. to 830). **Star Ferrics receded to $81 sellers on the publication of the figures for the year's working which are given below. A dividend of $3 and bonus of 3 per share have been declar eli.

Union, Waterboats are steally at $165,--Dârglas Steamshipe have lapsed tó a nominal quotation of $39.

Reineries,China Sugars have experi enced another setback, the market. fall- ing to $815, Malabons at *18) continue neglected.

Os and Mining Shell" Transporte are enquired for at 00, after sales at 02/-. Kailana bave been done at 60/- and more are wanted at this mate. Benguet at Pa: 3 marked a further rise. Langkats have dropped to Tis. 1 Trocobs have hayers at 41/9 "ex the dividend of 2/- just paid.

Electric Companies. -A strong enquiry. for Hongkong Trams has lifted the price. to $36, and probably a little more would be paid. China Lights (Old) are wanted at 14.60, while the New shares have again changed hands at 30. Hongkong Electrics could be placed at $3400

Docks, Wharves and Godowns.-Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharves have eased somewhat during the week and after dains $154/5 they close with bayers - at the former rate. Hongkong and Wham- Don Docks have fluctuated between 8148/140, Hongkew. Wharves are asked for at. Tis. 190 and New Engineerings at Tis. 5.60. Shanghai Docks have fur,, ther declined to Tis. 91).

Lids, Hotels and Buildings.—A_ƒpas modie enquiry for Hongkong Lands early in the week raised the price to 8100, but the demand was not maintain. ed and at the time of writing the market ham eased at $108).. Salos have been re- ported in Humphreys Estates at 821 Prince's Buildings at 150 and Hong- kong and Shanghai Hotels at $173 and $115 for the Old and New shares respec- tively are saleable at quotations. · Bong- kong Realty's at $24 are unchanged from last week...

Cotton Milla. Ewos have advanced to Ts 13 buyers. Orientals at Tin. 41, and Shanghai Cotrons at Tis. 60 have not hored.

Miscelaneous-Dairy Farms have fetched Green Island Cements (New) have been regotiated at 25.65, while the Old shares have remained quiet at China Providents (New) Eave been naked at The Old shares at 814 "are without demänd. Hongkong Ropes were dealt in at 65 cura all in the beginning of the week, but have since receded to 801 Lanest Crawfords were put through at 970), and a few more are to be had at this figure Watson's after having faller away to $24 recovered to $24, but have since lapsed to a nominal quotation. Hongkong Taxicabs are on offer at #13 and Constructiots at $71 There are enquiries for Canton Icos at $5, Sinceres at $134. Hongkong Develop ments at 81 and China Buses at Ti.. 10 PEIK Trams are firm at $175 The t Company has just declared a dividend of $1.50 per share, x incfcase of 30 cents over last year's dividend..

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

MAY 16TH, 1991. Hongkong "and Shanghai

$1,170

Hamis

Chelon InsuraLLOS Union Insurances

Hongkong Fire Insurances...So is C:& M. Steamboats...$57 b.

Ferries

China Sugary

Langka (Combined)

Kowloon Wharves

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TYPEWRITER

DEALERS & REPAIRERS, Supplies and Ribbons for all Make

-of-Hachines

Sttinge Street. Tel. C. 3213.

BRANCH OFFICE: -199, Tak Hing Kat, CANTON,

FROTECTION AGAINST DUST

WIND AND GUARE IS FUR", NISHED BY THE SAFE GOGGLES WHICH WE SELL

CHINESE OPTICAL CO.,

Refracting Opticians.

SI, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

JUST RECEIVED

A Shipment of the Well-known

CHOICEST PURE CEYLON TEA in and 1 Tb. Fuckets.

Try Once THE PRIDE OF CEYLON

to see its Superiotity

NATURAL MINERAL WATER

EVIAN-for Kidung and Urinal Troubles VITTEL (GRANDE SUCKUR)

for cont tiravel Nephr VICHY (GRANDE ÜHILLZ)-

for Liver Traulda and Bilionsness... -VICHY (CLESTIN)

for Arthritis Raamstisyn-Diabetes

VICHY (HOPELAL) «

for Indigestion and all Stomach Troubles

CONTREXEVILLE

Tonic and Regulator of Digestion.

RANDE SA

FRENCH STORE,

9. Beaconsfield Arcades.

Tel Central 794.

The Day of the Knight is Here !

IT IS THE

WILLYS KNIGHT

Simplest and most trouble-free type of motor ever invented.

It has the most distinctive and gracefully balanced body of any car.

in the market.

The Willys-Knight car is the four cylinder motored car that makes the six

nnnecessary.

The Knight motor is scam principle. The valves are two cylindrical sleeves with roclangular alots or ports which when they register with each other and the ports in the block allow the ingress and egrem of the gates without... obstruction. Thum wklu open passages, particularly on the exhaust side, permit a more thorough cleaning of Vàn barat guses from the combustion chamber than any other type of motor, so that every ounce of energy Availabis is. utilized from the explosive mixture, which gives us wack trunuendous power

2-It has no valve to grind and no carbon to clean.

The combustion chamber is completely surrounded by water and aw alloy piston noted for its great hea rachiating qualities is used so neither the combustion chamber: nor the head of the piston gets hot enough to bake the residue from the exposed gases to form carbon while there is still enough heat maintained to handle the explosive- mistura effectiv ly

It is the only type of moler that improves with use

While wackon can act form in the combustion chamber, still a certain amount of the mailae from the barÞ gases works up lehind the wido seal... ring in the exlinder head, much, as this building in process obtain«, it korje pushing this suding ring more fightl, azainst "the, inzer skete until it completely scale tí, comipres jou chanter developing mon power with every mûr tar motor is drawn,

L-It is the only type of motor that wears in while other wears onf.

All parts in the Willys-Knight car are assembled with wide clearance betwrons each other and oil is forced into theme clearances under heavy presume so that the entire assembly is lapping or wearing in on these heavy films of “oil instead of wearing guf: In other words, every bearing in this motor is an oil bearing instead of a soetal to metal bearing which is neccesary in the construction of a poppet valve motor in order to keep it quit with subsequent quick store, n

";

It has eliminstest one hundred and sixty-two quick wearing pacta necessary in the operation of a cylinderað poppet valve rustor. There are so bannering parts such a can striking against push rods, ptah, rods against valve, stania, orivalve bends mapping back iulo their seats through the median of heavy springs, etc.

THE MERCURY

MOTOR CAR CO,

Sole Distributors.

59-61, Des Voeux Road Central,

Telephone No. 977,

Head Office: 1st floor, Telephone 1340.

The New Route to EUROPE

FROM

ROM the Orient via the Admiral Oriental Line to Seattle or the Pacific Mall Steamship Company to San Francisco, to New York by rail- to Europe via the United States Lines

Through reservations at special rates. U. S. Lines Agents in Beaule and San Francisco meet all ships. UNITED STATES LINES

Agents «ADMIRAL ORIENTAL LINE

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY

Agencies in Principal Cities Ma

naging Operators for U. S, SHIPPING BOARD

Wampos Docks

Kem

Hougang Hotela $17! (oisi) 8111 (new) b. Humphreys Katatesh,

Ewo Cotton Mita

Canon #99) (old) 87.66 (new) b, Hongking Bores

Chius Providents 4 $14 (old) škį (new) 10.

Hongkong

Electric

Chin Lights$15 (G) SJ (new) b.

Hongkong Trams

Kendz Truuaways

Shell Trasporta

$17,; (old) 53 (new) b..

l-buyers; 4.—sellers; Kuzmales.

CINEMA HOTEL:

QUEEN'S THEATER,"

Chelelo and Palerino, the noted magicians who are are prime "favourites, with Hongkong, audivoces, are opening a four-day BOLSON at Sithe"; Queen's Theatre today when they will perform at the 5.15 and 0.15 performances. They anaqunes a rex repertoire of entertain ment which will be more mystifying than hithetay

At the 2.20 and 7,15 ihows, the first chapters in a Willison Fox serial known A Bride 13 will be put on.

S. O. A. E 0.

THE FAR EAST OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE CO., LTD.

D) ALFRÁ and KABUZACJULLIE &f Xy6*0, "Acetylose, Carbonio Bote, Ammanian, #abydrous sulparous gases, Carbids

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Aviogenous weiding of all owful

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