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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 1925

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"PRESENTS

Barbara Castleton, Lewis Stone

and William Desmond

IN

THE CHILD THOU GAVEST ME

Little Dick Headrick is "The Child Thou Gavest Me.”. Not a sex play, not a problem play-but a big, clenn drama, superb in portrayal

ALSO

Buster

Keaton

IN

"THE HAUNTED HOUSE

His latest comedy in 2 parts.

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Other Items" in"

OUR OWN TOPICAL FILM

incinde

a close up of

Sir Harry Lander;

The official farewell to General Fowler; Hongkong v the Navy at Rugger.

There is also

THE SEATTLE" COMMERCIAL

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COMMISSION.

A STATEMENT OF ITS OBJECTS.

Form Captain J. S.Gibson, Chairman of the Seattle Commercial Commission which has just visited Hongkong we have received the following statement:

The Seattle Coinmercial. Commission to the Urient was originated and sponsored by the beattie L'aamber of Commerce. 16 19,however, representative of the DESidess men of Americs primarily, an of the Faciae Northwest in particular. Among the persienel of the Commission are representatives of our neighbouring cities, such as Portland, Oregon, and Tacoma, Washington.

The object of our mission is to streng- thea and cement the existing friendly relations between the two great countries and to develop our mutual commercial interest and to express our confidence and hopes in the ability of the two to maintain good will, through commercial channels. wo are Also bearers of the invitation from the National Foreign Trade Council of the United States to

business men of Chiun to meet with them as their Twelfth Annual Conven- tion at Seattle, June 4th, 5th, and 26th. This invitation is significant as

it is the first invitation extended to foreign nations to attend its convention

since its inauguration twelve years ago. C. B. WARREN & CO., LTD.

The official bearers of the message of goodwill, and the invitation are Mr. David Withcomb, President of the Chamber of Commerce of Seattle, and Dean Howard T. Lawis of the College of Business Administration of the University of Washington, where many Chinese students are now being trained an educated.

It is deeply to be regretted that our time is so limited co this trip, but on Our return we are contemplating a longer and closer visit with you, when we eie sit across the table and discuss

our business, professional and industri-

al' problems, and when cùr representa- tives of the Ports of Seattle. Tacoma and Portland can visit your wonderful harbours, study your port developments, and exchange views with your port. authorities.

The expressions of good will, and friendship which have come to us from your eminent statesmen and diplomats. and the visits which we have enjoyed from many of your prominent business and educational met recently, inspirations to us to make this visit one of great interest to both nations.

are

We are in the position of community neighbours who are here to strengthen their neighbourly relations by frequent interchange of visits, Let us all hope that our visits to one another tong be more frequent and more fruitful.

#KRUPPS. VICKERS. INTERESTING LEGAL ACTION.

An action will shortly come before the Anglo-tierman Mixed Tribunal in which Krupps, the German ordnance firm, will claim royalties on millions of shell-fuses by Vickers Ltd. for British made soldiers during the 'war

"The case first came before the tribunal last September and was adjourned. At last, hearing Six Patrick Hastings,

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The modern Dumas wrote it! Krupps are asking for a royalty of 1s

2d, or is. 6d. on each fuse, according to zize, as well as 5 per cent. interest. an immense sum of money being involved.

The claim, is based on an agreement between them and Vickers, made in 1902 under which Vickers agreed to pay a royalty on each fuas they made accord. ing to the German firm's specification. the outbreak of war Vickers ceased royalties. They now contoud Paying ticien 200 and 306 of the Versail les Treaty automatically dissolved the agreement

that

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"SCARAMOUCHE?

The screen's Master directed it!

SUMATRA TOBACCO COMPANY.

The Daily Bulletin states that it is informed by Mesars. Moxon & Taylor that they are in receipt of a telegram from their agent at Shanghai stating that the Sumatra Tobacco Company is Article 2090 anys that any contract.com-splitting the shares in the Company on cluded between cacmics shall be regarded the basis of four new shares to one old as having been dissolved as from the timeshare.

when any two of the parties became ens:

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CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA.

HOME UNEMPLOYMENT TOTALS.

The number of persons on January 5th, 1995, recorded on the registers of Em- The total net pront of the Central ployment Exchanges in Great Britain was 1,307,800. This was 40, 195 more than Bank of India, Ltd., for the year ended December 31st including Hs. 8,42,781-13-9 the corresponding figures in the previous brought forward from last year's so year. The details were count amounts to Br. 30,00,683 which the Directors have disposed of as follows:- An ad-interim dividend paid for the year ending June 30th, 1924 Bs. 8,40,680; Final dividend at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum (free of tax) for the ball-year ended Decembe 31st Rs. 8,40,660; Transferred to com

half-year

tingency fund Rs. 3,00,000; Writing

down investments' to market value Rs. 3,00,000; Depreciation on land and build- Inga Rs. 2,00,000; Bet aside for taxes He 1,60,000; Carried forward Rs. 3,69,333; total fla. 20,00,653.

A THIRD OF SCOTLAND BOLD IN' SIX YEARS.

January December January

5, 1925.

7. 1994. 29, 1924. 998,200

B-11,399 37,900

Мед Boys Wonien 238,500 Girls:

900,815

35,308

40,359

938,626 248,541

33,200 30,138 37,376

Total 1,307,800 1,273,885 1,207,676

CINEMA NOTES.

THE WORLD THEATRE

The World Theatre has been showing a picturization of Pierre Benoit's world famous novel "Koenigsmark" for the fast two days with great success.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

theatre

The past year ranks as the poorest in the estate market in Scotland since the The Adolph Zukor prize, has been war, only 300,000 acres having come into awarded by a distinguished body of the market during 1924, as compared caramouches which has been pro- to Hafael Sabatini for his novel with 000,000 acres in 1923. The most im portant of the larger properties disposed duced on the screen by Rex Ingram. of daring the past year included the Mr. Zukor offered the prize to the wri- Breadalbane estates of Edinample ander whose story or of the screen. Lochearnhead (14,000 Acres),

Roro Picture to be prod play made the best

and publicly exhibited in (12,000), Remony (12,000), and och during the year beginning. Bept. 1st, (0,500); and Perthshire property of Ban- noch (25,000 acres); and Glenfunan and 1923, and ending Sept. 1st, 1924.

The choice narrowed down to seventeen Glenaladale, Inverness (25,000). -

Since the wholesale disposal of Scot-reduced

productions and this number was finally

to three: "Scaramouche, tish lands began immediately after the The Thief of

Bagdad, " and "A Wo- passed into new ownership, or more than ing given the verdict. This fine picture "third of the total acreage of Scotland | will be shown at the Queen's Theatre on in six years.

Saturday, 21st February.

-A SCREEN REVIEW OF 1924, Armistice, about 6,500,000 seres have map of Paris," the first eventually bo-

Screen in the

part made

Our Own Topical includes

Sir Harry Lander at Happy Valley Departure of General Fowler, ete

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