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STEEL, WOOD OR CONCRETE,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD.

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3, Queen's Buildings.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

FRIDAY to TUESDAY, Dec. 5th to 9th,

at 215, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15 p.m.

UNIVERSAL-JEWEL

PRESENTS

BABY PEGGY

"THE LAW FORBIDS."

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PRICES OF ADMISSION:

At 5:15 pm-$1.20, 81.00 & 60 Cts. At 9.15 pm-81.50, $1.00 & 60 Cts.

Soldiers and Sailors-Half Price to. Stalls.

FOUNDATIONS PILING

FRANKI

SYSTEM

IRITERS PATENT IN HONGKONG NO. 13 OF 1924.

We are the sole licencees for China (including all Treaty Ports and Foreign Concessions, but excluding French Indo- China) and for the British Colony of Hongkong and the Portugese Colony of Macao.

Sites Examined and Reported upon Free of Charge, Apply to-

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SMOKER'S NOVELTIES

OF ALL KINDS.

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COMMENCING AT NINE-O'CLOCK

DECEMBER 12th, 13th, 15th, 17th, 19th and 20th

THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD

BOOKING NOW OPEN 17 ANDERSON'S

PRICES 83.00 $2.00 and $1.00

COMMERCE IN WAR.

SEA TRADE ROUTES IMPORTANCE OF SINGAPORE.

* Trado delence in war" was the sub- ject of lectare delivered at the United Service'a Institution on October 22nd, by Vice-Admiral : “Bir Fachmed: Webb. Ad- miral of the Fleet Sir Doveton Sturdes prosided.

ho was director of

Sir Richard Webb, the trade division of the Admiralty in the Great War, described the measures that were taken for the prosection of com merce during that time. With an enemy situated at a distance from our coast, com- meron qattack on the high seas would again "assume a foremost place, and we must therefore develop all measures for protection of the great ocean trade routes. The great bulk of our trade would be surface borne; the idea of im mense submersible comperee carriers seemed hardly practical at present. Cruisers must then constitute the prime factor in the defence of our trade. In the Eastern and Pacific Oceans we were faced by a problem a vital as that of the Atlantic, but of a different character, There were MARY more focal points through which trade in the Rastern Ocean must pass, and, therefore, many more points of danger to shipping. The tion of bases was on a lineront footing

Briter, and the large amount "of

coastline afforded the Demy ample choice of a base without infringing neutral territory. The scattered nature of the trade routes made a strong and sufficient force of cruisers. merchant cruisers, aircraft carriers, and other vessels necessary backed by a force of

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The Gazette contains the draft of an

Ordinance to provide for the registration: in Hongkong of letters patect granted in the United Kingdom.

capital ships, if serious attack was likely. The chart showed how attenuated was the trade on trans-Pacific routes compared to that in the Indian Ocean. It was in that, This Bill is introduced in order to "aa Mr. Amery had pointed out, that the | carry out the recommendations of the Importance of Singapore loy sa a base British Empire Patent Conference, 1992, for our Flest. We could abandon the land of the Imperial Economie Conference, trans-Pacific routes without any serious 1923. The Bill has been adapted, with interference to trade, vessels being defleo slight alterations, from a draft model ted either across the Indian Ocean or Ordinance prepared by the Board of through the Panama Canal as the case Trade. The Secretary of State lays great might be, but the routes soross the Indian stress on the necessity for the amplest Ocean were vital to us, and these routes possible procedure and on the desirability would be at the mercy of any other Pow-of the greatest possible thiformity in the er il sach Power should sexre Singapore legislation required to give effect to the or other "centrul position Singapore, scheme. situated, as it is on the Bank of our East- The general intention of the

the scheme is ern trade routes, dominsted those routes, to provide for a practically, automatio and its occupation world provide the registration in the various Crown Colon- ies and Protectorates, upon application, dom. Broadly speaking, this is the in-. tention of our presens Patents Ordinance, but the procedure under the bill is some- what simpler. It will also be cheaper. Section 11 of the

present

Navy with a well-placed base of opers patents granted in the United King

tions for safeguarding our trade. would then be possible to maintain a force of capital ships and large sircraft carriers in Eastern waters, ready to back up our cruisers and to forestal any more on the enemy's part to establish a base in or near the Indian Ocean.

|

We must never forget the immen. 1899, "provides for a certain

pendence of the Empire on its mercantile marine. Great as the traditions of the British Navy were, the mercantile marine could claim & splendid record also. Air craft of all kinds would be urgently need ed in large numbers as a definite and very effective form of commerce protec tion, with personnel specially trained for the particular work

HONGKONG IMPORT MARKET.

The following reports on the Hongkong Market are from the fortnightly report

of the Hongkong General Chamber of besa. In addition the Ping in

Commerce; //

of

protection in the Colony pending the grant of Letters Patent in the United Kingdom. This provision will disappear from our statute book, but it appears to have been of very little practical use. ! The Secretary of State has emphasised the necessity for keeping the fee for re gistration to approximately 21. Rule 4 of the draft of the rules to be under by the Registrar under the Ordinance · Con- tains the table of fees. The foe on regis- tration of a patent will be #5, and as 13 stamp duty will be payable on the statu- tory declaration which must accompany the application for registration, the cost of obtaining registration of a patent will will have to bear the cost of Cotton Pices Goods and Fancy Cotton the Gazette the issue of the certificate Goors. No interest, whatever displayed registration. The expense of this will de in Staples, but small forward sales of pend on the length of the advertise- farcies have been effected. Market gevement, the average cost being probably rally is, however, quite apathetic. Tight about $7 to 819. The cost of getting any money and attendant high rates of assignment or transmission of interest

entered Native Interest retard clearances.

·on. the register will be Mid. Au Cotton was quoted 13.18 in 35+ 3 = 88. In this case no advertise Liverpool on the ard inst, and cloth ment will be required, but of course in prices are nominally unchanged the case of an assignment, stamp duty, Cotton Yarn. In the early part of thee, $10, will have to be paid on the as- certificated fortnight under review our market con- sigament. Searches and tinued actire and a fair amount of busi- copics will cost the same as under the ness was transacted at slightly improved existing law. rates. At the close the market was quiet but steady. Quotations are: No. 10s at $200 to $241, No. 128 at $230 to $243, No. 168 at $40 to $245, No 206 st $250 ta $240. Arrivals, 1,700 balea Shipments, 17. Unsold stock, 3,600 bales Bargains,

2,800 bale

Woollers Since our last report there has been more enquiry. Importers and most of the larger dealers, however, are not anxious to enter into fresh commit ments until clearances improve. Stocks aro considered too hesry, and a large carry-over. seems inevitable. This applica especially to the higher priced goods Worsted, Wool, Pesetisas, etc. Brad ford prices for Worsteds are about 7 per cent higher than last year, while "Shoddy" remains round about last year's price.

Baw Cottons-There is no change to report,

Metals Market quiet very little doing.

Flour. Stock about 1,000,000. Market quiet

|_ Sundries Small rates window glass reported at $8.90. Market closed weak.

Baltpatre-Stock 9,000 hags

fairly steady since last report..

Market

BAIGON RION MARKET.

The Compagnie de Commerco et de Navigation d'Extreme-Orient, Saigon, in their circular dated November 19th, state

Our market has been very quiet with a downward tendency Neighbouring markets are inactive and are not interest. od in our quotations, but there is probĮ ability that they will be buyers shortly.

The total amount of rice expected from the 1st January to 2nd November 2nd, 1924, his 290,504, tons, against 1,040,774 in We quote to-day white Saigon rice No 2 ordirary, sifted, Japan quality, Hong kong $6.50 per picul, fo.b, Saigon December-January shipment.

W

Clause 14 of the Bill postpones the com mencerment of the Ordinance until the 30th April, 1925.

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

Dean GTE, 1924. Hongkong Band - Shanghafaud

Banks

$1,170 b," Canton Insurancas 730) Dr. Union Laarance) ................

$685 b... Hongkong Fire Insurances.

Stemmahipe, Dougla

·ELK, O. & M. Steamboat...$36;/354 mm Star Ferries117410m Uhms Sugar

(Cambiand)

Tangkata Kowloon Wharres Whampes Docks Shanghai Docks

Bongkeerings..

Hongkong Lande Hongkong Hotels Humphreys Eatnion Ewo Cotton Milla Shanhai Orien Cottons

Comenta

Hongkong Kapes Chirs, Providenta

Hongkong Electrica China Lights Hangkung Trans Peak Tramways

Shell. Transporta

b-buyers!

The. 19 b..

T4, 1034 bị

fla. 195 b.

T

$103) L.

(old) b

T11906,

Tha: 3,60 b.

1380 nori.

- (old) 36) (new) H.

fransactions are to be reported. As consequence our market is showing now a weaker tone, especially for forward positions such as February March now crop shipment. Only for immediate ship, forment in November-December: prices : are keeping steady, paddy stocks being very in small-Paddy is still scarce and holders Messis, Wm. G. Hale & Co., Ltd., of are expecting better prices Baigor, in their ehrenlarg ́my ----Daring | New Crop-No Government... oficial the last fortnight our market has been forecast has been yet published.” Pro 'rather" dull - "The demand from Europe | spects, however, continua good and pro- as well as from all other countries has vided no abnormal weather conditions are been much restricted and practically no experienced a good yield may be expect.

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A Ltd. Talannaria? Pilplan, Greco-Beyptian

Tobacco Stora and all high-class

At 95 cents

per tin of 50

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THE

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