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BALL BEARINGS

ON ALL MACHINES YOU ORDER

"Wcan supply" Bearings for all kinds of Machines. POWER SAVING. NO HOT BEARINGS, SELF ALIGNING

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THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JANUARY CTH, 1925

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD

Tel Central 298

SOLE AGENTS FOR HONGKONG.

Address: 1, Queen's Bulidings s

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

TO-DAY, at 5.15 & 9.15 p.m.

The Pick of the Pictures

FIRST NATIONAL PICTURES PRESENTS

STRONGHEART

The Wonder-dug

IN

"THE SILENT CALL"

The story of a mighty dog that guarded a girl and guided her to love in the hills of thrills.

AT ORDINARY PRICES.

-TO-DAY, at 2.30 & 7 p.m. sharp.

Another Big Chinese Masterpiece

STAR MOTION PICTURE CO.

"THE

PRESENTS

BETRAYER

Their most recent Chinese Love Dawa in twelve parts:

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

HONGKONG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.

On and after the 1ST JANUARY, 1925, the Head Office (and Registered Office) of the above Company will be situated on the THIRD FLOOR of ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, CHATER ROAD, HONGKONG.

Telephones Postal Address Telegrams Code

THE

Central 4581 (two lines). PO Box 583, Hongkong "FERROCONCO," Hongkong. Bentley's.

STAR

TO-NIGHT, at 9.15 p.m.

H. M. S. DURBAN

PRESENTH

CS

PANTALOONATIC

10-TALENTED ARTISTS-10

CLEVER

T

AND NOVEL REVUE

Prices:

Stalls & Circle $2.00; Pit $1.00

By kind Permission of

Captain J. C. Hamilton, RN.

Note

50% of Nett Proceeds will be given to Charity.

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BUSINESS OUTLOOK IN AMERICA.

31r. Richard F. Grunt. President of

the Chamber of Commerce of the United States is the author of the following statement:-

The business outlook is distinctly an couraging.

The business man can now go ahead with the assurance that the country is sound at heart and is going to stand by our long-tried fainlagiental priner- ples.

of

This will reflect itself in all ines trade and particularly in our basic com- We may confidently expect

moding volume in all these lines and

a year of unquestioned prosperity in

1993.

Maintenance of large distribution of merchandise into consumption

may be expected.. The readjustments in prices Among different classes of commodities that has resulted from earlier events in 1924 are having their effect. The index number of all wholesale prices has changed but little during the year, but prices for many commodities that have been depressed have moved upward and price of some other groups that were well above the general level have shown

declines.

uppret is stimulating to general

The

to

consumption. and the stimulus consumption is working back to pro ducers.

in so large a country with such ณ diversity of businesses as the United States conditions are never quite uni

form throughout. There will always be dark spots with pressing problems.

When improvement is widely recorded however, and the fundamentals underly ing the business structure, the finance and transportation services, are sound and in a condition to lend ready sup port, we can look for business develop ments of a satisfactory sort.

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS

Hongkong

JANUARY 5TH, 1925

and Shanghai

Banks

$1,120 b

Canton InsurSACOS

$755 b.

Union InsurancAN ............

$250 b.

Hougtong Fire Tavarenche

$710 b.

156 nom.

$138 b.

.193 *.

$213 pa

Douglas Steamships

C. & M. Stamboata.....$38) nom.

انیه

Chairs Sugars....

Langsats (combined)

Wharves

Kowloos Whampoa Docks..... Shanghai Docks. Bongkew Wharves.

New Engineeringə Hongkong Leads

Tla 23 b.

4150 b. 110i xâm Tis. 150b. The

210 b

Thx 7.40 nom $1084 b b.

(fold) 131 b., $19 ea.

Booykong Hotels *** {(new) S(8) RG.

Zumphreys Estatın

Ewo Cotton Mills... Tls, yo Tl. 12) sa

Shanghai Cottons

Orientals

Cementa...

(old) Ti..60 (new) Tis.

8. 63 nom.

Hongkong Ropes (combined) $58 nem

Chins Providents (combined) $3 t4 5.

Dairy Farms...........

Water boats

Wateor+

Hongkang Electrics...

Chins Lights

·Hoogkong TramA.

3281 b..

fold)) $12 b.

$45 b. $15 Ba.

$25 6. & 13. 154) 60.

Peak Tramway: (old) (20 s, (naw) 3114 nom "Shell" Transports

b—buyers; s-sellers; in—inlen.

EXCHANGE.

Messrs. Roza Bros., of Hongkong, add to their Hongkong Exchange Quota tions during the month of December. 1924, the following summaries:

(Ready)

Average Rate Dec.

(1924)(Approx.) 2/4 143 55 10.90 Highest Rate Dec.

(1924)(Approx.)33 2/44 1441 354 10.40 Lowent Kate Dec.

(1924) (Approx.) 31 2/3) 141 547 10.00 Averago

Batu to date

(1924) (Approx.) 2/4 126125910.10 Highest Rate to date

(1924)(Approx.)-- 2/54 1445 356 1400 Lowest Rate to date

(1924),(Approx) 2/3 1076 498 780

TEARLY AVERAGES.

Average 1919...... 3/97

∙1641

+

8.09 11.38

1587 70 10204/31

6.81 102... 9/124

2017 50 1152 1922. 2/01

DO 6.84 12/31 1077 52 8.60

MR. J. D. ROCKEFELLER'S

FORTUNE.

One result of the eyclonic market in New York has been an increase in J. D. Rockefeller's fortune of 111,000,000 dol inrs (£22.200,000). His holdings in nine Standard Oil units have increased by over 18,000,000 dollars (about £19,600,000); in market value, while the dividends them will be a minimum of 13,000,000

сп

con-

dollars (about £2,000,000) Trai

the tinued at high pressure rails renewed advance.

Three new records. were made on November 19th. The sales exceeded anything in the history of the exchange, the number of issues traded in was the greatest, and the average for representative, industrial, and railroad

Hope or Curiosity

curiosity

I think sometimes the word " is just another name for "hope.” You might fancy that it was curiosity that made you smoke your first Kensitas-no, sir, it was really hope, the hope that you would find Kensitas a really good cigarette, better, than the kind you had been smoking.

But it is a fact, sir, that after you smoked that first Kensitas and experienced the cool, rare old blend of prime Virginia you continued to smoke Kensitas, because you found that Kensitas are

.“as good, as really good cigarettes

can be."

Kensitas

Manufacturers:

the preferred cigarette

A WIX & SONS LTD 144 PICCADILLY LONDON W. 1 - ENG. 'Whatavale only: DONNELLY & WHYTE.. Distributors lar Hongkong asi

South Chlua, 1 QUEEN'S BUILDINGS Telephone: Central 06-

Jenkyn

Obra naèle at Lane, Crawford, Ltd. Tabaqueria ples, Granceylin

Tobacco Stere

not all figh-olmam

At 95 cents

per tin of 50

A Mad Whirl of Life, Love and Luxury!

ALL the voluptuous, scintillating life of royal Austria, its colorful revelry-the night life of Vienna at the height of its glory, the gayest, most fascinating city on the globe. A magnificent, powerful picturization of the merry go round of life, whirling and spinning to the tune of pleasure-a mad whirl of love, life and luxury!

MERRY

GO

ROUND

Starring

Mary Philbin and Norman Kerry

supported by a cast of exceeding brilliance in the greatest love story ever told. It's love that makes the world go round; it's love that makes the "Merry Go Round"! The Fascinating story of a love that "antilved the command of an emperor and the fate of nations! The picture of the year See it now!

THE CORONET

THE

OCEAN

ACCIDENT & GUARANTEE CORPORATION, LTD.

Insure

MOTOR CARS & CYCLES.

BAGGAGE

JEWELRY etc.

Agents

stocks, was the highest. It is now frank GILMAN & CO.,

ly admitted that many values are above those warranted by the earnings. The public is rushing into the market, which is highly speculative, but there is no sign yet of the inevitable reaction.

Mills spinting American cotton in Lancashire are to extend working hours to 391 per week.

LTD.

The "News of the World foreshadows that the New Year's Honours will create Pri co Henry as Duke of Edinburgh. The title has been in abeyance since

1900.

Shewing To-morrow at

THE

THE WORLD

CORONET

TO-DAY, AT

2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15 p.m. ABSOLUTELY FINAL PERFORMANCE IN HONGKONG

of

THE COVERED WAGON

Magnificent in Its Scope;

Brilliant in Execution;

A Perfect Blending of Humour, Pathos

and Drama

The High Water Mark of Moving Pictures! Ask the Man who has seen it I

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