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THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD.

Tel Central 236.

SOLE AGENTS FOR

"PUDLO

Makes Cement Waterproof

"FEUSOL

The Immovable Fire ement

QUEEN'S

S, Queen's Building,

THEATRE

TO-DAY till SATURDAY,

At 230 5.15, 7.15, & 9.15.-

B. P.

SCHULBERG

ま

PRESENTS.

"POISONED PARADISE "

The Forbidden Story of Paris and Monte Carlo From the Novel by Robert W. Service.

THEY ALL CAME TO GAMBLE AT THE CASINO

:

The pretty milliner from Paris

The young artist.

The beautiful woman of the world

THE ALL WON-BUT WHAT THEY WON-AND HOW THEY WON IT-THAT'S THE TALE THAT WILL THRILL YOU !

TEL. No. C. 4636.

BOOKING AT THEATRE

To EUROPE via U.S.A.

VAST route, new ships, excellent food. Through

The Orient at special rates. Choice of American railroads. Thence the famous U. S. Lines ships "from New York to Plymouth, Southampton, Cher-

bourg or Bremen,

For information write way to: UNITED STATES LINES ADMIRA-L ORIENTAL LINE

4D Y Bond Il-ngkau,

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANŸ 'Queens Building, Hovgkung,

Agencies in Printed C

Managing Operators for U. S. SHIPPING BOARD

J.

PERFUMERY

Manufactured by RIGAUD, PARIS.

"AIRE

EMBALSAMADO"

"MARY GARDEN "

HORA CARINOSAL "

"DULCE MIA"

LILAS RIGAUD ·

Obtainable from

VICENTE ATIENZA, 18, NATHAN RD., KOWLOON.

TEL K. 155.

HONGKONG SMALL INVESTORS.

WE BUY SMALL LOT OF

Hongkong Banks Steambonia Waterbonis Такія

Powells

Tu 4030.

Star Ferries Providents (old) Providents (new) Peak Trums China Lighte

WE SELL

MALL, LATs or...

Underwriters a

Lane, Crawlardı.

Watsons

Cementa

Hongkong Electrics

and Various Other Lote

AHATIO BUILDING.

Constructions Realien Dairy Farmy Калон Territoriale"

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 25TH, 1924

WE ARE ALWAYS pleased To A You.

COMPANY REPORTS.

. ORIENTAI. TELEPHONE AND

ELECTRIC CO.

INTIMATIONS

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

Issues Capital: 188 Sexen per Cent.

Cumulative Preference and 428701CKETS will issued for BOUND TRIPS during the Months of JULY TO Ordinary shares of £1 such; Four per SEPTEMBER, from Rosaxone to Foochow Cent. Debenture stock outstanding(Pago Anchorage) and Retorn,

{ at SWATOW and Axon on both the Un

by the Company's Stemmer Rate of $80.

£138,570."

For 1923. the net revenue amounted to aud Downward Wollo

new

Fast,

HAI-NING at the

For further Particulars and Dates of Sailing, Apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.

General Managers, Dovoz Stekauftr Co., Ltd. Hengkong, 17th June, 1924.

(908

£44,905, agains: £40,010 for 1029. The capital was increased in July, 1. to £900,000 by the creation of 0.00 for the Round Voyage, inclusling Meals while

shares of El act the Steamer is in Port. Ordinary

Pres and 2200,000

Cumulative Drw

Thou

Special Tickets will be available for ference shares of 21 ech-the rate of Return ONLY by this Stenner, either by the dividend on the previously existing is Voyage for which it i issued or by her follow- of Prefarenes shares having been raised us Sailing from Foochow. Duration of Stay as from July 1st, 1923, frim & pe tut Foochaw-12 hours. p.e. p.a. An offer of 114,700 Seven per The Trip occupier 8 to 9 days and the i

Steamer

Leave Hose Rose from the Com Cent. Cumulative Preference shares of £1 and 144,700 Ordinary shares of £1 at pany's Wharf at 5 pa. Arriving at Daylight

on. Lor Return (Weather permitting). par was made to the Ordinary share.

The Company's Steam Launch will" convey holders on July 27th, 1921. The whole

passengers from PAGODA ANCHORAGE to issus was taken up with the exception, et Foochow Crir, if required.

Ordinary and 6.050 Preference 6,300 shares. Including £9,274 brought in, and after deducting the interim dividends, the available sum is £41.00. It is pro posed to pay a balance dividend of 3) p. (les tax) for the year 1999 on the old Preference shares issued: a balance dividend of 6 pc, on the 11 Ordinary shares issued, making 10 pe. (free of Lax) for

dividend at the year: the rate of p.e. p. Chess taxi) to December 31st last, on the

EALED TENDERS will received "în Preference shares. calculated from the

► India by the Director of the Royal Is- dates fixed for payment af the instal PLAN MARINE, Bombay; in Endland by the ments due in 1927; and a dividend at the SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA, London and rate of 10 .c. pa, (free of taxi to De in the Far East by the Commodore, H.M. camber 31st last, on the new Ordinary DockTARD, Hongkong, up to the 31 JULY, shares Calculated from the dates fixed 1921, for the Parehase of the Royal Indian for payment of the instalants dagin Marine Ship "NEARCHUS late Lighthouse ID The sum of £2,000 is placed to Trader to Persian Gulf fights), with A Stores sta persion Fund and Sie, carried and Fittings that are on board at that Date, forward. For 1922 a dividend of 10 plying at her Moorings in Bombay Harbour, and a bonus of 2 p.e. were paid on the Ordinary shares.

EASTERN TELEGRAPH CO.

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ROYAL INDIAN. MARINE.

FOR SALE: R.LALS. NEATCnts.”

PARTICULARS OF AROVE VESSEL.. About $91 Juan Gross, sul 221 tons Register. Built under persision of Naval Architect, and Engineer to Secretary of State for India, by Mers. Wx. BEARDMORE & CO., Scotland, in 1914. Engines: Single Screw.com. prise one H.P. Turbine, One LP. and One Astern Tarhin: Trial I.FI.P. 73, Trial Speed 12 knots; Dne Yarrow Water

Boiler, design-

Water Pressure Test 150 pounds; and One Automatic Gear Thomy-croft boiler. O Fuel Capacity about 114 tons Water Ballast about 15 tons; Fresh Water about 7 tons: 10 Officer's Cabin Capacity of Field about 6285 cubic feet Dimensions about 198 feet by 29 et ing 14 feet Six inches. The Vessel was in an Excellent State of Repair and Running Orler when pat out of Commission in July, 1990.

Cable companies' stocks, says the City Editor of the London Daily Telegraph, have been held in high esterin anong in- vestors for many years, as affording safe outle for capital coupled with the ponibilities attaching to sound trading. Recently, however, a shock was adminis tered by the statement in the remarks of the Great Northern Co. that wireless competition had to be faced seriously, and what is possible in the Sandinavian countries is not an impossibility in other quarters of the globe. It would seem

Each Tender must be accompanied by a therefore as if the industry no longer Remittance of 10% of the pinosnt of the Tender, holds undisputed monopoly in the trans-

which will be returned to Unsuccessful Ten- mission of messages, and the speeches at

deters.

If the 10% is pot with the Tender, it the gatherings of cable companies, will will not he considered. therefore be awaited with interest. To The Purchaser or !

or his Representative, mast date there is nothing to cause alirm in Remove the Vensel from the Cavernment Moor- the results of so steady a revenue pro-ings at his own expense and risk within Two ducer as the Eastern Telegraph Co. | Calender Mouths from Date of Acceptance of whose accounts are now to hand. This Tender. Panding such Removal. Vossel will company is able to show gross revenue of remain at Moorings at risk of Purchaser, £3,05%,151, against £3,189,071, which is no

The Balance of the Purchase Money must be

Tenderer

within Ona mean feat for dying industry, though paid by the successful

Calemler Month from Date of ice of hig the net profits also show a decline.

Tender, and before. Tessel is 1994. *1900

the Balance is Not Pail, and the Net proft after

Es Remove by Purchster or £017.210eased

bts mtg. Deb. int... £878,166 Brought in

015,207

568,008 Representative within the Time specified, tr

·Dejouit of 10,

1 accompanying Tender, will i to forfeiture for the benent of the Crow: £1,791,423 £1,458,957 ani Vessel will be Re-sold. Preference dividend.. 70,000 70,000 The Director of the RoTAL INDIAN MARIN Ordinary dividend. 500,000

500.000 does not bizal himself to accept the Highest or 10p.a,free 10p.c.free and Tender.

£300,000 £400,000 Applications to view the Vessel may be made Carry forward o 321,499 $15.257 The ability of these concerns to meet competition is undoubted, and the East ern has reservis standing in the balance sheet at 2,408,501, with investments at cost of over £2,000,000.

To reserve

THOS. COOK AND SON. CONVERTED INTO TWO PRIVÄTE LIMITED COMPANIES.

It is announced that for family reasons the old established firm of Thos. Cook & Son, tourist, steamship, and forwarding ugents, hankers, etc., ham converted their business into two private limited companies the general business under the

ourfas Cook & Son, Ltd.," with a capital of £300,000 in fully paid shares, and the banking section under the talk of Thos. Cook & Son (Bank. ers), Lid." It appears from the balance sheet of the baking section at October int last that thys deposits are about £9,500,000 sterling, the whole" of which is represented by cash or liquid assets, with the exception of an inconsiderable amount in advances and premises.

The

apitaal is $300,000 in 200,000 shares of Et ench, 10s. per share paid up, and there is a reserve fund of £50,000.

The business of Thos. Lock & Son was established in Leicester mighty-three years ngo by the late Thomas Cook The head quarters were moved to London in 1863, and the business, which first commenced with British railways. was subsequently extended to the Continent. In course of time the huge organimation has so deve loped that at present the firm's offices number 150 or more, and are established in nearly very quarter of the world. The conversion does not involve any change the direction and management of the business

COMMERCIAL CONFERENCE AT MANILA. Governor-General Wood announced last week that delegations from Chaulers of Commerce in China and Japan are to attend a conference in Manila under the auspiers of the American Chamber of: Comméras shortly. The object of the con- ference is to afcourage development of commercial relations "between Oriental countries, he said.

"Interchange of idens between busi nens men who know conditions in the country where they operate is very sak able," the chief executive explained.

It is understood members of the Cham- bers of Commerce of the Philippines, and of the Chinese Chamber will be invited to attend.

from

to the Commander of the Yard, ROPAL INDIAN MARINE DOCETARD, Bombay, and farther particulars may be obtained from the Director of the ROTAL, INDIAN MAKINE.

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E. W. HUDDLESTON,

Captain, B.J.M.,

for Director of ROTAL INDIAN MARINE.

TO LET AT WEIBAIWEL.

1OMFORTABLY Furnished ROOMS with

Board To Let at present.

Apply-

Kas. NIVEN,

"WEIHAIWET.

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TO LET.

on the GROUND FLOOR

PREMISES OF NO GR BUILDINGS, CHATER BOAD, formerly occupied by THE CHINESE MERCHANTS BANK, LTD. Immediate Occupation; Moderate Rental.

913)

Apply

SECRETARY,

A. 8. WATSON & Co., Ltd.

TO LET.

TEW and Airy Office ROOMS on

N FLAT FLO03, 5, Dundas SrEAT Can be used as Bank, Commercial or Motor Car Ofice. Rent Moderate.

posj

Apply

SUNG TAI

1, Queen Street.

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET CLOSING QUOTATIONS

JULY 21, 1924. Hongkong Bad Shanghai

Banks .......

$1,185 b. Canton Insurances”

$675 11. Union Insurances Hongkong Viro Instirsaces...$575 H.K., C. & M. Steamboats...3374 b,

Star Ferries. Chins Sugcombined). Th

Langkats (

ακτήρος

Eve

Wharves

$924 b.

390

19

$160 1

93.

Docks iDocks Mohong Lands ........... 51141/115 **,

$17) & 817 (now) b. Hongkong Hotels

Estates $22. Cotton Mills Tis. 11.10 nominal Cementon

$214. & 3 (new)

a combined na. 8571

$168,35) (new) 9275, & b 3161 S

Bong Ropes.......

Providents.... Dairy Farms.. Waterboats Watsons Hongkong Electrica... China Lights. $16 (oid) 39 (new) bi Hongkong Trams

...AMERI

Peak Tramways... $18 (old) 84 (new) k.. "Shell" Transports 7946 Lane Crawfords 2014 10. 117) b.

b-buyers;

sellers; sa-sales.

DANIEL CRAWFORD'S

SCOTCH WHISKY.

We have been appointed Sole Agents

FOR THIS WELL-KNOWN. BRAND OF

SCOTCH WHISKY.

DONNELLY & WHYTE.

TEL. CENTRAL 636,

MADAME

FLINT'S

ANNUAL

CHEAP SALE

From 7th July

to 31st July, 1924.

Bargains in All

Departments.

25% Reduction on all

Summer Goods.

The Bird-like Strut of her Silkened Legs The Brazen Lure of her Stencilled Face- The Seductive Spell of her Lithe, Young Body- Selling her Ankles and her Soul for-What ?

SEE

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ALIMONY

At the WORLD THEATRE, To-day.

CAMMELL LAIRD & Co., LTD.

TRADE MARK

The

The

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Sheffield, Birkenhead, Leeds, etc. HIGH SPEED STEELS. BEST CAST TOOL STEEL MINING STEELS

SHEAR STEELS

FILES AND RASPS

STOCKS XXTT AT

12, PEKING ROAD, SHANGHAL

CITROEN.

Last Word in Car-Economy

RUNNING COSTS LOWER.

Less Tyres

Less Oil

Winner 3 years running 1920-21-22."Grand Prix for Law Consumption.

'Cars for Sale:

LEPACK CO., LTD.

60-62, Queen's Rd. C.