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THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD.

Tel. Contral 108.

3, Queen's Buildings.

SOLE AGENTS FOR

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 22ND, 1924.

BELL'S UNITED ASBESTOS CO. LTD...

MANUFACTURERS OF

"Victor Metallic." "Dagger." "Quadruple" and

"Reefer" Packings

Bell's Asbestos Compositions.

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-Salamander" Engine & Cylinder Oils.

"Salamanderite Jointing."

RAILWAY FOR NANNING A PRESSING NEED.

À DISTRICT DE GREAT WEALTH' HAMPERED.

In the course of his trade report for 1999. Mr. F. R. " Surplice, acting Com- missioner of Customs at Nanning, states:

The continuation of the political strife; in the neighbouring provines of Kwang- tung has detrimentally affected the com- mercial prosperity of this port through. out the whole year. The early, part of the year was a period of very great anxiety to the commercial community, owing to the uncertainty of the situation at Witches and beyoui and to the wayer. ing attitude of the military commanders stationed, along thể river between Nan- ning and Wuchow.

During July the district experienced incessant torrential rains, and at the end of the month streams had swellen

WEATHER REPORT

July 21st at 1833,-Preswar changes are erywhere light, depressius an probably situated over SW, China and the Sea of Japan

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours onding at 19 hears, July 1st. 0.78 inch. Total since January 1st, 6-1.20 inches, against an average of 47.96 inches.

The forest for the 24 hours ending at 18 hours, July 2nd is a follows

DISTRICT Hongkong to Gap Rock Swin, moderate;

Formosa Channel

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FORECAST

ekomity, rain.

do.

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South coast of Chins between Hongkong an Damocka

South coast of Ching between

Hongkong and Hainan

to the dimensions of rivers, and the river C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD

1tself became a raging torrent, overdow- ing its banks and inundating the coun- try round about for hundreds of miles, It was fully month before the Hond

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waters had finally receded from the more OFFICES low-lying, districts, and another" month before the silt deposited had been gather.

310, WYNDHAM STREET,

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She could not sew or cook. but how they loved her, those Thirteen!

LAST

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TO-DAY

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of the highest on record, being only ex. eveded by that whish berurid daring. the summer of 1913, when this waters rose to a height of at feet. During this period all trade crased, `aud fanucbes tim up wherever, and whenese they

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could, some having to go a considerable SANITARY GOODS

distance, land to get out of the fovee of the current.

The geographical position of Nanning. with its only natural trade outlet through "the province of Kwangtung, rehters it peculiarly table to affected by the political situation prevailing in thus provizer, and attention. has, ou several occasions during the year, henti dineted to the projected railway from. Yamchow, situated a little to the west of Pakhoi, to Naunting, with the view of obtaining an alternative outlet for the produce of this part of the province, and thereby rendering it free from any dis location accruing, from political disturb unces in the Canton delta. A enncession for the building of this railway, to be eventually continged ri Poseb and Yunnanfu to Chungking, was granted in 1514 th the Banque Industrielle de Chine, hut beyond a preliminary survey nothing seems to have been done. There is no doubt that a line connecting Nanning with the Gulf of Tenkin would very materially enhance the commercial pros- perity of the port of Nanning, and it is to be hoped that, now the matter has again come under discussion, means will be found to carry the project through. in the not too distant future. This part of the province contains a great deal of natural wealth which could easily be put on, the world's markets if a convenient means of access to the sên, free from political disturbances, could be develop- ert. Coal is abundant and easily procur able, and amongst other minerals to be found in commercial quantities, are gold, silver. antimony, tungsten, iia, and bis- muth. The

gross value of the trade of the port was Hk. ls. 5,749,1, a total which Axceeded, that of the previous year by Fk. Tis 2.409,2-15, but the balance of trade for the year was against the port by Hk. Tis. 1,709,013. The total revenue "collected amounted to Ik Tis. d., leing an increase over the collection for the previous year of Hk. Tls. 9,16. These figures, however, do not accurately represent the revenue importance of the port, for, under a system which is pe- tuliar to this port, a very large propot. tion of goods destined for Nanning pay, duty at Wuchow, and the amount thus collected is included in the statistics for that port.

£16.000.000 TO PAY.

HALF-YEAR'S INTEREST ON DEBT TO U.S.

The following is from a recent Home

paper:-

On June 15th a half-yearly interest payment of nearly 60 million dollars is" due from the British Government to the United States.

Hitherto we have effected some saving through the clause of the debt-funding agreeinent under which payment can be made in American Liborty Bonds at their face value. These bonds have been bought in the market below 100 and sur rendered at 100. Now, however, most of these bonds are rising above 100, and the clause becomes useless,

This means that the Government has either to ship gold from our gold reserves or to buy dollars, or gold, in the market.

ANTI

Purchases of dollars for such purposes

the made through

Government agents in New York at varying rates. Taking the current exchange rate as a sis, the impending interest payment would amount to about £16,000,000.

A full year's interest, with the annual instabuent of principal, would amount un the same basis to over £37,000,000, or at the rate of over £700,000 a week: This ia equivalent to about 74d. in the £ of income tax

£80,000, CABMAN.

DIES BEFORE RECEIVING HIS LEGACY. Williain Brown, the Dublin cab driver who was declared by the Irish courts to be heir to an estate of more than £80,000, died last month in a Dublin Bursing home before he was able to enjoy his legacy.

Some months ago Brown was reading anewspaper which had been left in his cab and noticed in it an advertisement seeking the heirs of Mrs. Lewis, of Kilcullen, County Kildare, who died in- testate. Recognising ber sa a distant relative, ha bad his claim taken up and won his case.

Pending completion of legal formali- Lien, the court granted him an advance. of £260. He continued to drive his cab) up to a few days before he was taken seriously ill. Ha Iráves a family.

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