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SPECIFY

S. K.

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BALL BEARINGS

ON ALL MACHINES YOU ORDER.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH, 1925

W can apply Bearings for all kinds of Machines, POWER HAVING, NO HOT BEARINGS. SELF ALIGNING REQUIRE LESS ATTENTION

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD

THE

Tal. Central 238

SOLE AGENTS FOR HONGKONG.

Address: 2, Qusen's Buildings

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

Tuesday to Thursday, Feb. 3rd to 5th,

at 5.15 p.m. & 9.15 p.m. Only.

ENTIRE NEW PROGRAMME

BY

MANILA VAUDEVILLE CO.

PRESENTING

Misses Miami, Dimples & Millie

The Alabama Bros.

New Songs, Dances and Comedy.

ALSO

LIONEL BARRYMORE

IN

"THE MASTER MIND'

A First National Attraction.

HONGKONG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO, LTD.

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS. SPECIALISTS IN REINFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION. FOUNDATIONS BY THE FRANKI PILING SYSTEM.

Our Head Office has been moved from Powell's Building, Des Voeux Road Central, to more commodious premises on the 3rd Floor of St. GEORGE'S BUILDING, CHATER HONGKONG., (over the offices of Messrs. Shewan Tomes & Co.)

Telephones

Central 4581 (two lines).

We have much pleasure in introducing

LA TROPICAL PERFECTOS

The Finest JAMAICA CIGARS ever manufactured. Made by the Famous Factory of

B. & J. MACHADO CO., LTD., Try A Box of 25 To-day.

ABAQUERIA FILIPINA

LEADING TOBACCONISTS. OPPOSITE QUEEN'S THEATRE

PROMONTA

Is an exceedingly effective and strengthening medicine.

The chief ingredient in its composition is obtained from natural nerve matter and contains in the synthesis all the properties to be found in the

normal nerve matter,

$5

This remedy can be applied in cases of:

Neurasthenia, all kinds. of fatigue and exhaustion, insomnia arising from psychico-nervous causes, malnutrition and its resultant ailment, anaemia, bloodlessness, impaired vitality.

Convalescence, senile decay of the nervous syteem, after-effects of tropical anaemia and one-sided diet, Jetc.

BAT, PROFITS.

There is apparently no liarit to the expansion of tobacco companies' profits. and though results are invariably dis counted, the further increase in the net earnings of the British American Tobacco Company is a tribute the progressive

to character of the businean, states the Daily Telegraph of December 19th. At 1,868,963 the not earnings show an ad- vance of £372.000, and compared with the Agure for the year ended September, 1929, the increase amounts to 2488.000. It is now announced that in addition the

dividends quarterly

balance dividend will be paid for the year of s tax free, making the total distribution 961 p. tax free, or an increase of 11 por cent, in the payment. In the follow. ing table the results are compared with those of the preceding year:

19

Net profits Brought iz

A

Year ended Sept. 30th,

1924.

1993 £4,868,983 £4.494.37

3,531,5-16 .... 3,976,939

Total available... 8.308.111... £7,771,994 Dividend, tax free... 8 p.c... 25 p-c. Carry forward... £3,914,1is... £3,531,868

The company also announce that OD account of 1924-23 an interim dividend of 10d. per share tax free will be paid.

HOME MOTOR REGULATIONS.

MOTORISTS LIKELY TO SAVE £250,000.

New regulations-Road Vehicles (Reg CLEARANCE SALE

istration and Licensing) Regulations, 1994 -made by the Minister of Transport, have recently come into force at home. 4 person acquiring an unlicenced vehicle can register it and obtain a licence from the authority (county or county borough council) in whose area the vehicle's purchased. For example. Surrey resident buying a car in Coventry can obtain a licence from the Coventry Council and drive the car bome.

A solo motor-cyclo must carry the licence on the near side in front of the driving seat; with sidecar. licence to be carried on near side of cycle handlebar or near side of combination.

Number plate with detachable letters or figures are prohibited; cast or pressed aluminium plates are allowed.

A motorist surrendering his licence can obtain a refund on annual licences of one. twelfth amount paid for each completed unexpired month. less surrender tee of 108.

It is estimated that the effect in the year 1925 of the new licence rates will be that the motoring" interests of the coua- try will benefit to the extent of £250.000.

*

£20,000,000 A MONTH.

GERMANY IMPORTING GOODS SHE

CANNOT PAY "FOR. 4.

OF

All Millinery and

Knitted Goods.

MAUDE BRENNAN.

2x FLOOR, ASIATIC BUILDINGS.

A good old English Custom

Keeping the port travelling round the table is an old custom still maintained by a few English clubs--like Kensitas Cigarettes, sir, always passing round good company.

The soft, mellow-smoking qualities of Kensitas Cigarettes make you want to keep on enjoying them, and the last smoke is as good as the first, because all Kensitas are

**

as good as really good cigarettes can be."

Kensitas

Manufacturers:

the preferred cigarette

J. WIE & SONS LTD - 174-14 PICCADILLY-LONDON W. ENG. Wholesale wily: DONNELLY & WHYTE. Duedbetorn for Hongkong and South China, 2 QUEEN'S BUILDINGS. Tephasa : Central 435.

C. É. WARREN & CO., LTD.

SANITARY ENGINEERS! &c.

OFFICES » &

SHOWROOM

Tat. Ch.289,

CHINA BUILDING, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG.

SANITARY GOODS,

FIRE GRATES

#

COOKING STOVES,

The Berlin correspondent of the London FLOOR & WALL TILES.

Daily Mail writes:-

Statistics on Germany's trade during show that November, just published, while the imports of food, raw material, and Erished goods amount to £32,400.000. the exports reached, caly £32,150,000. Germany has thus consumed month more than £20.000.000 worth of goods for which she is unable to pay.

one

&

ESTIMATES FREE FOR HEATING INSTALLATIONS, HOT & COLD

WATER SYSTEMS, Exo,"

P. & O. BANKING CORPORATION,

J

LIMITED.

There are invisible" exports, such as revenue from shipping or bank- ing, or dividends on" foreign investments, In to help make up this diference. October the defeat was £12,200,000 and in September £9,930,000. so, that things ap; Costend pear rapidly to be getting worse, of recognising that this fact shows un- pardonable extravagance, most of the Berlin papers are using the figures against AUTHORED CAPITAL, trade treaties Germany has already SUBSCR AND PAID UP arranged with other countries, but which va Fuzo are not yet ratified.

(İNOCKPORATED in England, 1920)

with which is affiliated

THE ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD.. INDIA.

JAVA STATE RAILWAYS.

COUNTRIES FURNISHING

MATERIAL

TEN

''

Ten countries are contributing, says the Far Eastera lleview, to the moderniza- tion of the Java state railways, which are equipping with modern cars and trailers for suburban passenger service section that includes the cities of Batavia and Mester Cornelis. England, the United States. India, Holland, France, Belgium, Cuba, Switzerland, Canada and Germany are furnishing material for the work:

The United States is contributing the major part of the electrical equipment, the rubberoid for the roofs, the devices for coupling in emergency to the exist ing steam trains, the vestibule buffers, the paumatie door opening mechanisms End, the car seals.

The General Electric Company of America is electrically equipping ten of the cars. India is furnishing the teak wood for the roofs. France is contribut the wood for the floors. The all-steel bodies are being bus and axles are from built in Holland. The window glass, Belgium, and the mahogany for interidr trim from Cuba. Switzerland is supply- ing the wiring devices, and Canada the asbeston linings. The truck sprioga are from Germany, and the air brakes from England.

"

Eent has probably a greater number of peculiarly named places than any other of the counties, including such un- expected rames as: "Dent do. Lion," **Each End," "Love Street," "Monday" Boys, "Mud Bow," "Noah's Ark. "Paramour Street," "Provender," "The Farthing." "Wheelbarrow Town, and "Odd Wives Less.” Busser has a "Chilley Green," a Bachelor's Bump,"

"Muddler's Groon," "Poverty "Bhover Green," and a Bottom," a "Waddio's Wish."

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£5,000,000 22,594,160

$135,000

200

HEAD OFFICE: 122, Leadenhall Street, Landen, MO, 3.

WEST LONDON BRANCH: 14-16, Cockapar Street, London, B.W. L.

EASTERN BILKOTTA: Bombay, Calcutta, Karachi, Madras, Colombe Singapore, Hongkong, Canton and Shanghai.

and

The Corporation undertakes General Banking hange Business of every description and in addition to its Branchen has Agencies în all he principal Cities of the World.

LE HOPKINS,

Manager, 23. Der Voux Bond Osatral, Hongkong.

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

FEBRUARY 3RD, 1995. Hongkong and Shanghai

Beak ima pasikvidense $1,200 b. Canton Insurance $755 nom. Hongkong Fire Insurasoen .. $210 a. Union InsuranDON

$260 8. Donglas Steamähip...................... $58 b. H.E

HARK O. & M. Blamboats...$39 nom. “Star” Perrine,.................370 b, ex Rights ar div, Water boats vang

$17) nom. * Shell" Transports... b 90% b. China Bogam

combined) Wharves

Whampoa Dockr Bhanghai Dooks

Tia. 22 nom.

.8210 am. $151 nom. Tls.

b. 110. 100 b. H.K. & S. Hotels (old) $18 nom, (now) $17 b.

..... 107 b.

TL.1270.

Hongkong Lands

Humphreys Estates Ewo Mill

Shanghai Cottons »-... Orientais

(old) T.81 nom.

Cements (combined) Chins Lights (combined), Providenta Dairy Farmorguezmenen Electrica

Tix. 420 nom.

((old)

$164 h. ...$9.70 5

$264 b..

11921.

Honghung Bopes (combined) $59 nom.

$542 nom. Tramways

....(ald) $22 now; (swm) 14b. Watsons.....

#26 Peak Trame (old) ...

-buyers; 1-5

Produced by

Jenkyn

Obtainable at

Lane, Crawford, Ltd. Tabaquera Fäivi Graccolt pelan

Tabices Lots,

and all hezk-çlan Tabacconista,

Ar 95 cents

per tin of 50

the greatest film artist in the world

as a tribute to

the girl who has appeared in nearly all his pictures

A WOMAN

EDNA

OF PARIS

with

PURVIANCE

is the greatest Chaplin picture ever thrown upon a screen, though Charlie himself does not play a part.

It is the first technically Pefect Photo drama ! *

A Perfect Story,

Perfect Settings,

Perfect Acting T

Do not think that, because we not Increase prices, it is not a super-picture

2.30 p.l

TO-DAY, at

7.15 pm Putting

5.15

and 9.15 p.m.

THE CORONET

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LAI WAH CO., LTD.,

Nos. 139, 141, 143, 145 & 147 DES VEUX ROAD C. TELEPHONE Nos, C. 2309 & C. 4433.

P. O. Box No. 363. CABLE ADUREM: "LABURNUM," HONGKONG.

GENERAL IMPORTERS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

Dealers in Piece-goods and Chinese Silks of all kinds, Drapery, Mercery, Hosiery, Haberdashery, Embroidery, Rugs, Blankets, Quilts, Perfumery, Toilet Articles, Underwear, Handkerchiefs, Umbrellas, Leather Goods, Jewellery, Watches, Clocks, Jey and Bot Bottles, Boots, Shoes, Bats of different kinds, Earthen- wares, Tailoring and Outfitters.

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