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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TF, 1924

FIRE-RESISTING FLOORING

(Awarded Gold Medal Franco-British Exhibition.)

JOINT E-S, HYGIENIC & NON-SLIPPING

Laid by Our Own Workmen on

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STEEL. WOOD OR CONCRETE.

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENT'L AGENCY, LTD. -

Tel. Contral 230.

2, Queen's Buildings.

A REAL TYPHOON

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HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO SEE THRILLS OF

A TROPICAL CYCLONE IN AN ENCOUNTER WITH A FOUR-MASTED

WIND-JAMMER

STORMY SEA, STORMIER LOVE,

WITH PRISCILLA DEAN AS

THE STORMY PETREL OF PASSION.

Love that is mighter than typhoons of monsoon season is tossed helter-skelter in the sea

Hurricane

Stolen Ship

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Charming Girl V

Passion Mutinous Crews Woman-Hater

5.15 and 9.15 only.

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QUEEN'S THEATRE

THE UNFORTUNATE GIRL

A WONDERFUL MODERN CHINESE SHANGHAI SCREEN CLASSIC

WITH COMPLETE ENGLISH SUB-TITLES.

2.30 and 7.15 only.

THE RED HAND

COMPOSITIONS LIMITED,

LONDON.

Contractors to the Admiralty, India Office, War Office, Crown Agents for the Colonies, &c. "THE RED HAND - BRAND,”

Antifouling Compositions for Ships Bottoms. Anticorusive Paints, Keady mixed, for all purposes.

Supplies available from :

DODWELL & CO., LTD..

BOLE AGENTS.

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TENNIS SEASON

1924-1925.

F. H. AYRES BALLS,

RACKETS, and GEAR

SUPPLIED AT KEEN PRICES by

ABAQUERIA FILIPINA

LEADING TOBACCONISTS. OPPOSITE QUEEN'S THEATRE

HONGKONG SMALL INVESTORS.

For the convenience of clients we are moving to more suitable and commodious quarters and shall be installed at the GROVED Toor, Icz Housz STREET, Next to Hvera Hover, from the ler of Exp. Our Telephone will still continue to be €. 4306 and we Still Esplossed to attend inquiries reference disporal or acquisition of large or Small Lots of Shares at our New Address,

TZL 0.4630 GROUND FLOOR, Corner DE YOLUX ROAD & ICE HOUSE STREET.

HONGKONG WEEKLY SHARE

REPORT.

Xeases. Benjamin and Potts in theïe weekly abuse report, dated Friday, Sept. Bth, say

Business during the week under review has been of moderate proportions. In- vestment shares have continued in good demand and shew a steady improvement, but with the exception of Hongkong Docks and China. Sugars there has been a falling off in dealings of a speculative character and na n rule slightly lower rates have prevailed.

Banks.-Hongkong and Shanghai Banks havo changed bands in small quantities at $1,200/1,203 and more could be placed int the bigher rate. The London quota-

tion has advanced to £137 (middle).

Marine and Fire Insurances-Unions have continued their rise and are in de- mand at $233. There are buyers: of Can- tons at $790 after transactions, at this rate Yangtzzes have been done at 8294. China Underwriters are wanted at $1.73. | China Fires at 8175 and Hongkong Fires

At $500.

Shipping. Hongkong, Cantuo aad Macao Steamboats after being offered at $47 came into strong edemand sad the market has sioce strengthened to $10, 'Star Ferries were active ad finished up |..

at $1033. Douglas" Steamships are sale- able at 262 and deferred Indos at $110. Tug and Lighters at 83 and Waterbonts at $18) continue dull

Refineries-Ching Sugars after a period of inactivity have come into prominence again, causing another sharp rise in the price to *105 Malabons are offering at

$16.

Os and Mining. There are buyers of Kaitans at 70/- and Tronohs at 44/-. Ben- gucts are steady at P.3.20. Raubs are to be had at 85 and Ural Caspians at 10/-. Langkats are weak with sellers at Tls. 15. Shells could be placed locally in the neighbourhood of £4.

Electric Companies.--Hongkong Elec- tries have again" improved and sales have" been made up to $23. China Lights are steady and have been dealt in at $94 (combined) 817) for the old and 811) for the new. Hongkong Trams have shewn an easier tendency and were sold down to $113, but have recovered to 84 at the close.

Docks, Wharves and Godowns.—Hong- kong and Whampoa Docks were nego tiated in the early part of the week at $107, but on the announcement of a lower interim dividend than was apparently ex- pected, viz. 89, the market dropped to 8102. A sudden demand then set in caus- ing a smart rise to 8376 Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves, owing to proft taking in places, weakened to 2210, but show some recovery at the close and are in demand at $134. Shanghai Docks have changed hands at Tis 1/2 Hongkew Wharves are enquired for at Tis.. 1841, New Engineerings have receded to Tis, 6},

Lands, Hotels and Buildings.—A re- lapse has occurred in Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, the old shares being offered at $244 and the new at 8231, with- out attracting buyers Hongkong Lands have also declined and sales have been made at $117. Humphreys Estates were. bought up to $241, hat close easier. Hongkong Renities are asked for at $2

Cotton Mills Owing to the political situation in the North, this market is quiet and rates mostly nominal.

Aliscellaneous-Green Island Cements continue very flat and can be bad at $25. The Directors have decided to declare an interim dividend of 50 cents per share on the old, and 3 cents on the new. China Providents have further appreciated and transactions have been effected in the old at $17 and the new at 5.10, ex the interim dividends just paid. Hongkong Ropes have been in strong request, the combined abares heing enquired for at the improved price of $64. There are buyers of Dairy Farins at $271, Lane, Crawfords at $134. Peak Trams at $20 and Sincere'a at 813. Watsons have fallen away to 896, bat at this rate they could be placed.

Exchange. The TT selling rate on London to-day is 2/4) and on Shanghai: TIL.

Forward Settlement Day's.-95th" of September (Thursday) and 28th October (Thesday).

THE EMPIRE EXHIBITION. HONGKONG'S PAVILION.

A recent broadsheet issued by the Publicity Department of the Empire Exhibition says:-

It is not only in large wholesale orders that the exhibitors and parilion holders have made their great successes at Wem- bley. In retail sales alone the Hongkong Pavilion has taken over £30,000, and this is for the sale of merely small things, such as baskets, ivory ornaments, Chinese silks and slippers. Some days as much as £700 or £800 worth of these small, sou- venirs have been sold, and when it is re- membered that the baskets and other it articles on sale are a very low price, is obvious that an almost continuous stream of purchasers passes through the Hongkong Street.

'It is interesting to note that several hundred people have eaten the £5 dinner which is served in the Rongkong res

taurant.

QINEMA FOTE).

THE CORONET. Transforming a spoken play into mov- ing pictures is a strange task; the task of translating words into pantomime.. This is the astounding Fent Clarence L Brown bas achieved in "The Acquittal," new Universal super-Jewel mystery play, to be screened at the Coronet Theatre this evening, when he took the proceeds ings in a murder trial, witness after, witness, transisting spoken evidence into pictured action without the use of explan. story titles. Altogether it is claimed. that "The Acquittal " has a story, a cast and a setting which hold the interest from the very ontset."

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to your health-the minute particles of dust, sand, and stalk find their way into the throat, setting up a dangerous irritation hence that “smoker's cough.”

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Therefore protect yourself against these dangers:

smoke dust-free

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