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MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS

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a pag

John

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The

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that has been supplied to all the Royal Palaces for 25 yeaES.

Appointment JOHN CO LTD, GLASCOW LE

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY DECEMBER

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'K' Lorne TanTM Shoes Crepe Rubber Soles & $23.50 Heels

'K' Tan Golf - Shoes with R&A. Rubber Soles.

$33.00

'K' White Buck Shoes with Crepe Rubber Soles

$19.50

A

LOCAL TRADE IN 1924.

WOOLLENS

In dealing with the year under review it must be borne in mind that the woollen goods arriving here were the subject of the previous year's orders. For instance,

318T

∙1024

NO UPPER TEN IN CHINA.

ONLY THE RICH AND POOR. HERITAGE OF SYSTEM OF COM- PETITIVE EXAMINATIONS:

thin woollen suiting are for December A correspondent of the N-(2. Daily shipment and ordinary woollen auitings Vers, writing from Lanchow, 'Kan and pure wool and cotton mixtures are says:

shipped in June-July and are ordered in China has been described as a conne October, November and December. They of two classes only, those who bave demand for woollens is increasing, as the money, and those who have not With- Chinese instead of having silk for their out accepting this view entirely, yet com long costs.find that woollens sem nich pared with other countries she is cer more durable and look quite nice! Wool tainly notable for the absence of a refined An doubtless the reason lens, moreover, can be worn by all classes upper grade of society. An elite in the of the community, whereas silk was con- true sense. fined to the better classes. Unfortunate for this is that one individual rises by ly, the year has seen an unusual amount his gifts, or skill, or industry to a superi or position, but fails generally to trans- of trouble in China, and this has natur

generaration his qualificatiobs to emin ally had an adverse effect upon the clear it to his descendants of even the third ances and on ordering. Ordering has just fence or the money he has amassed. This commenced for woollens and the volume of business to he put through will be less than half of what was done last year. This is rather a healthy condition. Had normal conditions prevailed during the

TAKE A PEG year, ordering would have been just as

Or

UN BEGG

BLUE CAP

AND

GOLD CAP

DONNELLY

WHYTE,

TIL. 636.

SOLE AGENTS.

JUST ARRIVED.

FRESH SUPPLIES OF

PALMERS

HUNTLEY &

PEEK FREAN

JACOB'S

FANOY ASSORTED

BISCUITS.

THE SINCERE CO., LTD.

A

NEW YEAR RESOLUTION

FOR

EVERYTHING

TRY

WHITEAWAY'S

FIRST.

For 1925 we shall continue to give the best value for the least price as we have done in the past. LOWEST PRICES FOR PROMPT GASIL

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD..

HONGKONG.

big, if not bigger than it was the previous year. The local market is, however, in a fairly healthy condition, as dealers are wisely curtailing their orders until they see the up-country trade avenues occe

more in a normal state.

YARN.

The beavy competition by which Indian Yarn is being gradually supplanted, chiedy by Chinese Yarn and partly by the Japanese article, has been most mark- ed this year. The total clearances for the year under review, as will be seen below, ure about half of last year, a most deplorable state for the trade, which at one time assumed such dimensions as to be one of the chief imports of the Colony: A good demand prevailed in the begin- ning of the year, in consequence of which little business was done. This demand lasted for only a few weeks, after which the market fall into a spell of quietness and utter stagnation, which has been very conspicuous through the year. An irregular demand of small extent would crop up now and then, but this demand would be for dealers' immediate require ments when they were more or less com pelled to bay.

F1

specially to be seen in any large gov- erning city, such as Lanchow

For example, the other day I climbed a hill to the Pagoda, and examined the beautiful work in the grotto of the God- dess of Mercy: As I left the caretaker dirty-faced, unkempt young appeared. DAD. We engaged in conversation, and. been. educated. it was apparent be had Lower down the hillside I met another man from the temple and inquired whe the other man was, and how he had come to the miserable condition in which I had informant replied, and explained how the met him. "O that is Suen Shaove," my family recently in affuence had sunk into poverty,

A few score years ago, the richest family in Lanchow were the Shac claa To this day some of their splendid Alopo hands. Their beautiful graveyard. property can be seen, but it is in other is left to them, and the members of the clan are

now coolies or engaged in menial occupations.. Instances could be multiplied without cumber, but there is Batisfaction in seeing the rough and to need. And somehow there is a grim ready justice at work in the sequence. The words in Henry IV., have almost an

"Come let us sit upon the grass agrecable sound in such connections:

And tell sad stories of the death of

Kings,'

for the sight of the loss of ill-gotten wealth is rather gratifying, to the onlook er. The reason for such sudden vicissi tudes in fortune is generally to be found Their in the universal Chinese habit of spoil. ing the children of the wealthy. of retainers every whim is indulged, and it is the

a host business of that, as babies, they, never cry; as child- ren, they are always amused; as school boys, they are given good marks without doing good work; as youths. they thrust into good situations without the

to see

are

manufacturing districts, they gradually edge of the need to work. Then, i

the

Prices during the year fluctuated within In the narrow margins locally. very

with the raw declined in sympathy material, which was such an uncertain factor at the begin of the year, but this decline was ousts in Bombay of in exchange. The strike family, now turn upon it. The ame mill-hands firmed up prices temporarily only.

very fact that the family is frequently ill-gotten mennis who have been over-reached and defraud that its foundation is insecure. Many ed in the days of the prosperity of the thing is seen of course of men like Yuan Shi-kai.

A rather amusing episode in this con The cheapness of Shahghai Yarn and the unsettled state of China were the

pection concerns a large consigament of chief factors which the trade had to con- tend with. In connection with the former, ponies sent recently by the Governor the competition is now more felt and it here to Wa Pei Fu. News of the disas after the present had been sent Lanchow seems that the time is not far off wheater that has befallen bim having reached this staple will completely replace the off, orders were sent that they were to Indian product. What Shanghai cannot remain in Kuyuen, and await further produce for the present is being supplied by the Indian Mills for this port, and it orders: So I presume the present may than Wu Pei Fu, if bis enemies win the is this, as well as the demand from Yan eventually find its way into other hands zan, the only province that is taking struggle now in progress. Indian Yaru in any proportion, that is keeping the trade up The trouble in Canton and the unsettled condition of the neighbouring districts had a most de-. moralising effect on the market.

On the whole the trade for the year was a great disappointment to importers. As to local dealers, they were no hetter

FA off, and would be surprising if they had not incurred some heavy losses.

COTTON.

SINGAPORE BASE. PROPOSED CONFERENCE.

SYBEEY, November 22ad. The Commonwealth Government bas

to hold a naval conference and concen The estimated total clearances of Inconcurred in the Admiralty's proposal dian Yarn for 1924 were 38,000 bales astration of nazal units at Singapore in against 71,000 bales in 1925. The total February. The Australian caval author imports for the year amount to 28,000.ities will confer with the British officials It will be seer that the clearances amount with a view to closer co-operation in to very much more than the importe aval matters. It is stated that the This is due to the fact that part of the gathering is not intended as a demon- total clearances have been taken from thestration, but is merely to enable the stock of the year before.

Australian vessels to exercise in conjunc tion with the China squadron, and other British warships in Eastern waters. It might be mentioned that trade in Rear-Admiral Hall Thompson will com Cotton is more or less negligible here. mand the Australian squadron, which Owing to the absence of mills, locally, will include the cruisers Sydney and Hongkong imports only a few hundred Melbourne and other units on the active bales of Cotton which ultimately, find list, as well as the cruiser Adelaide, now their way into the interior for padding in British waters-Daily Telegraph. purposes This paltry quantity used to be imported from India, but oving to Chinese Cotton being cheaper, practically the latter alone is now imported.

CHINA TIN..

"

GUNNY BAGS.

the gunny The outstanding feature in trade during the year was the very heavy advance. Prices almost touched the high values reached just after the War. Dur

The total exports of China Tin from Hongkong during the year 1924 amount to approximately 7,350 tons, as compared

heavy

throughout the world. The jute with 8,500 tons in 1923. Of these 2,350 ing the year the demand was exceedingly tona, the principal consumers bave been

lower, and several markets crop was about 225 tons bought on a much heavier scale as com- recent years. pared with the previous The local price

extent by quite improvement in the rupee the

United States,

United Kingdom.

North and Middle China, Japan,

2,810-19

2,850

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

Tomorrow at

All Shows.

JAN. 1ST NEW YEAR'S DAY Special Children's Matinees SOUVENIR TICKETS

NO BLANKS

A PRIZE WITH EVERY TICKET SOLD Watches, Toys, Lollies, etc.

Every Critic Strong for it!

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Alsh 1CARE

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Not one reviewer in New York who did not endorse

JACKIE COOGAN

IN AND AS

OLIVER TWIST

A SUPER-PRODUCTION AT ORDINARY PRICES.

BANK HOLIDAY.

the EXCHANGE BANKS will be. N Accordance with Oriinance No. 5 of 1910. CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on THURSDAY, 1ST JANUARY 1925,

1653 Hongkong, 24th December, 1924.

THORESEN & CO., LTD.. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that is leaving our Company as From the lar JANUAKY, 1995, and that all his interests and connection with our Company Cesse from

Dated 1st January, 1925,

NMR CHABLES WILLIAM OLSON

that Date.

16011

THORESEN & CO. LTD.,

· SVERRE BERG,

Director.

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

NOTION IS FREE

the

HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED is Now at 16, Dra Vort ROAD, CTRL, Victoris, Hongkong (in the Beilding adjoining the Hosesong Her

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F. C. BARRY,

Acting Secretary, Hongkong, 29th December, 1924.

NOTICE HONGKONG REALTY AND TEUST CO., LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

REGISTERED OFFICE of BONG KONG REALTY AND TRUST COMPANY LIMITED, is Now at 16, Des YoZUI BOLD OKPIRAL, Victoria, Hongkong (in the Building adjoining the HoxGLONG HOTEL).

F. O. BARRY,"

Acting Secretary. Hangkong, 29th December, 1924.

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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. ANNUAL BACE MEETING 1925. INTELES for the Forthcoming Races -10# Clog SATURDAY,

fenced to a certizios was also in ANTIART. 1925, at 3 r... and must be sent

The stocks in Hongkong were not large on 30 spite of the fighting in

to The SECRETARY, c/o LIDHEAD & DAVIS, Alexandra Buildings, on or before This Data

Entry Farms are now Ready and can be had HONG KONG CLUB, or Linstead & Davis, -

at the beginning of 1924 and; remain low worth and in other parts of China, prin at the Jocker. Okos STABLES, RACE COURSE,

NOTICE.

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at the close of the year,

were maintained and advanced. The bag The local price, which is sympathetic with the moverents of the price of the here which has the most demand is the Straits Tin, has undergone somewhat green, stripe, and prices advanced from wide fluctuations during the year. When 65 rupees cit., Hongkong, and at one

преск the year began, the local price was period touched 83 Hk.2119 per picul, and it steadily ad-

THE CEMENT TRADE vanced to HK$148-the highest point in

Ebeg to give. Notice that A Call of $1 the year in the middle of March It A fair demand for cement continued reached its lowest point in the year to throughout the year, and owing to the W Per Share has been made upon All wards the end of May when it was quoted importation of large quantities of cement Member holding Shares upon which only 11 at Hk8102 Business was quiet during from Europe and elsewhere, prices were has been paid and that the Same will be Pay. the months of May to September, but has forced down to a very low level The Able to the Bankers of the Company, the HONG- been more active during the last two or demand for the local product fell off KONG & SHARGHAT BANTING CORPORATION st three months. The present price is lightly during the summer months but Hongkong, on or before the 25TH MARCH, 1925 HE $134 per picul

at the end of the year appears to be asi

--1639) keen as ever. "(Continued on next Column).

ON

standing

NOTICE.

CO., LTD. A. S. WATSON & NE Certificate for 600 Shares Nea 49001/49600 inclusive in thie Company, in the Name of the Late Groom HETITLESTON, Has Been LOST; and if at the Expiration of One Month from the Date hereaf the above, Certificate not be forthcoming, for the said Shares will be Another Certificate inued by the Company, and thereafter na other will be knowledged,

AB. WATSON & CO., LTD. 1573]

NOTICE.

HONGKONG SHAREBROKERS"

ASSOCIATION.

THE following are Members of the above

THE

Association

A. H. CARBOLE. M.A. BAZACK

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PAR

Tir YUNG F.M. LA SOAKLA H. E, EDWI J. F. Gross V. IVANOTION AF. GREATES HLV. H. EMAIL. SEU KOM CH HARRY O. ODKIL

800 PET SHO

W. J. CAZZOLL

P. M. Hopeson

M. P. Lo

F.

T. X. V. BIBER

TAU TAX FO A. A. Lors

F. X. D'AZMAJA

BOFAKIL

JACK BEHAR G. A. HARDAN 800 Pur Crax

By Order of the Committee,

J. W. KEW.

Hongkong, 12th May, 1924

NOTICE.

Secretary

HONGKONG STOCK KICHANGE.

Exchange HE following are Members of the shorem ABHAIZAN, EERA ALTER, A. A BACKAM, J. T

BRLETT,

CLOUCHER, N. VA

EL, F. M. GOULD, J.

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P. O BATMINE, EM, SILVA, P. M. N. da

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Committee, By Order of the

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