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BEARINGS.

ON ALL MACHINES YOU ORDER.

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POWER CARING, NATIVE READINAA,

SELF ALIGNING REQUIRE LESS ATTENTION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY

TRADE OF CHINA.

HAIKWAN, TAELS. AND STERLING.

In a letter to the Tinies, a correspon- done who signs himself "Far East" By:

The problem of reducing makwan taals to their sterling equivalent is beset with pitfalls, but if the average rate of exchange for the year 1924 be taken át 3. 3d which is probably approximate ly correct, the Customs receipts. would appear to have been as follows:-

Average Sterling Haitwan exchange

Equiva

lent.

J

16,918,002

Tavis.

rate.

5. th

1920

49,819,985 6. N

1921

54,402,844 8.11.7-16 10.784.889

1920

158.634,230 0

10,993,021

Address: 2, Quaan's Buildings

1038 1924

03,304,231 33. 54

11,047,003

60,550,000 3. 3

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD

Tal. Central 336

SOLE AGENTS FOR HONGKONG.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

To-day and To-morrow (Thursday).

at 2.30 p.m., 5.15 p.m., 7.15 p.m. & 9.15 p.m. POSITIVELY LAST TWO DAYS

Will not be shown Elsewhere in Hongkong. The Greatest Photodrama in the History of the Screen

Metro Pictures Corporation

PRESENTS

REX INGRAM'S

Mammoth Production of

"SCARAMOUCHE "

Founded on the Thrilling Noyel of the French Revolution by

Rafael Sabatini

with Ramon Novarro, Alice Terry, Lewis Stone and a Cast of 10,000.

PRICES OF ADMISSION:

At 2.30 & 7.15 p.in-$1.20, 80 Cts. & 50 Cts. At 5.15 & 9.15 p.m.-$2.00 $1.20 & 80 Cts. Soldiers and Sailors Half Price to 1st and 2nd Class

BOOKING at the THEATRE.

Telephone C. 4636.

FOUNDATIONS

· PROMPT AND EFFICIENT SERVICE ENSURED BY ADOPTING

·THE “FRANKI" PILING SYSTEM

AN EXAMPLE-

CONTRACT No. 40

GODOWN (5-Stogies Ho8) Fox THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN

& MORTGAGE CO., LTD., AT WEST POINT.

TOTAL WEIGHT ON FOUNDATIONS

FOUNDATIONS STARTED

FOUNDATIONS COMPLETED ..

12,000 Tons.

15th Oct, 1924.

15th Dec, 1924.

(ia 52 Actual Working Days.)

Ask for illustrated Booklet and full information from the

HONGKONG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.

ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, CHATER. HOAD.

Telephone Central 4581 (Two Lines).

We specialize in pipes of leading patterns, novel assorted shapes and best finish. A regular stock is held of the following:

"DUNHILL "BARLING"

ETC.,

"LOEWE

"B.B.B." WEINGOTT.” “ORLIK”

ETC.

TABAQUERIA FILIPINA,

38, Queen's Road Central

PROMONTA

The most effective nerve-food and. strengthening medicine.

SOLE-AGENTS:

BORNEMANN & CO., HONGKONG Queen's Road, Asiatic Building.

CANTON-No. 17, Tea Yuen Ha Kai.

11.-446,770

(estimated) While, therefore, it is true that the cur rency and revenue in terms of Chinese currency have increased in each of the last four years, the figures are not necessarily indicatife of an increased an- nual trade, and three main factors should be considered in assessing their value

as a guide to the trade of China:-- (1) The fal, in exchange gires the Customs more revenue in Chinese cur- rency.

(2) A revised import tarif came into force on January 17th, 1923, the object being to make the duties, equivalent to. an efective' per cent, ad valorem, and a rich revenue was confidently expected

in 1923 [w>fact, the actual advance in

FEBRUARY 25TH, 1925

Obtainable at LANE - CRAWFORD · LTD Tabaqueria Filipina. Græco Egypcza Tobacco Store, and all high-cluss Tobacconists,

At 95 cents per in of 50

revenue collection fell below expectation 10 Days' Sale of Millinery

year

and but for the increased clear that the revenue for the 1993 would have been less than that for 1923, This point must also be borne in mind in connection' with the returns for 1924. (3) The Customs revenue is colleer "from imports and exports, though in

respect of 1921 it

it is not yet possible to apportion "it. Figures for 1923, bow- ever, show that the total value of importa (not revenues from imports) was less in ives than in 1929, while the value of exports increased. I: well be that

may the 1924 imports have shown a further decline and that exports have increased. It is difficult to see how there can be any revival of business on a consitler-

VALUE $25.00

ON SALE $10.00.

MAUDE BRENNAN,

2ND FLOOR, ABIATIO BUILDING.

able scale until the outcome of the politi.. B. WARREN & CO., LTD. cal struggle in Peking becomes more de- fined.

Although an analysis of the returns for 1923 shows that the British Empire' share of the foreign trade was about 4 per cent, it should not be overlooked that Hongkong contributed nearly two- thirds of that share, and in this con- acction the fact that Hongkong is a distributing centra for South should not be forgotten

China

PIECE-GOODS FOR FAR EAST.

MONUMENTAL DEPARTMENT, 981; WANCHAL ROAD, HONGKONG.

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MONUMENTAL WORK EXE- CUTED IN ITALIAN OR AMERICAN MARBLE OR FINE HONGKONG

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POLISHED

PUNCHED GRANITE.

ESTIMATES FREE ON APPLICATION AT THE ABOVE-OR AT OUR

HEAD OFFICE IN

During the past two or three months says the January number of the British Na Trade Review, there has been a good deal of slackening in the output of- woollens, and unemployment in the heavy Woollen

ollen centres has incre

has increased; whilst it bas decreased in the

and worst-

ed

spinning branches. The Scottish tweed trade is well em

employed, and the worsted branch as a whole is rather bet- ter than recently-although still arrears as compared with the woollen branch. The principal feature of the export trade has been activity in the Far Eastern section. China is taking only a fraction of the mid-summer ship ments, but there" have been heavy ship- ments to Japan, partly due to the ex- P. pectation of higher tariffs when the Anglo-Japanese commercial agreement expires next March.

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS,"

FEBRUARY 24TH, 1925. Hongkong and branghai

Beukes.***

...$1,215 b.. Canton Losarances ...........$756 nom. Hongkong Fire Insurances ...$710 nom. Union Insurances.......$256b, 257 88. Douglas Steamships.

0.

$58b & M. Stamboats... 544 D..

344 b., 31. "Star Waterboats

17 «PHRENIAMRUDENCE2d 1,7 nom, "Shell" Transports. ......98 b. Chios

Sugar ***

Langhaa (combined)

Kowloon Wharvo... Whampoa Docks

Shanghai Docky

$20fb. $140 b. ., 114 b.

S. Hotels (old) $17; b, (new) 17ź nom.. Hongkong Leade ..195 b,941 xa. Easpareys Erstes

BRO

الشكل

$20.

17s, 12 bu

(old) Tis. 60 now.

Shanghai Cottons Orientals Comats (combined) #271b. China Lights... (combined) 27.10-10 Providents

(old) 3161 8

19.0. * વધા

$491 b.

Dairy Farm

Electrics Hongkong Bopes (combined) $56) wa Tramwaya

$57 b. de an. Watsons..... (ald) $22 (new) 14j tom. Peak Trams eje ......... (old) +28 nom.

b-buyers; -tellers;, sa—sales.

CINEMA NOTES.

QUEEN'S THEATRE. Stupendous in pageantry, staggering in the scope of its sweeping action and tense drama, "Scaramouche," Rex Ingram's Metro masterpiece from Rafael Sabatini's famous romance,, is now show ing to crowded houses at the Queen's Theatre.

THE WORLD THEATRE.

A new juvenile actor, handsome enough to contest the laarels of the long estab lished favourites, is introduced by the Goldwyn company in "Three Wise Foola which comes to the World Theatre to-day. William Haines, select ed one year ago by eating, director Robert B. Mcintyre from thousands of applicunts in New York and who has since been playing small parts and re eciving training in cinema technique, bas his Grat big chance ns Gordon, the nephew, in the King Vidor screen pro- duction of Austin Strong's popular

CHINA BUILDING, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL..

ARTIFICIAL WREATHS IN STOCK."

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O. BANKING CORPORATION,

LIMITED. (INCORPORATES IN ENGLAND, 1920) with which is affiliated.

THE ALLAHABAD PANK, LTD.,

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£5,000,000 £2,394,160 £135,000

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Wat Loudor Brands s 14-16, Coolspor Street, London, B.W.1

BA***** FRANCHISI Bombay, Calcutt, Kaschi, Madras, Colombe Singapore, Hongkong, Canton and Bhangbai.

The Corporation undertakes General Banking and Exchange Barinom of every description sad n addition to ita Branches has Agencies in al The principal Cities of the World.

L. E. HOPKINS,

Manager 22, Des Voeux Road Central, Honakong.

The man who knows the climate, knows

Calvert's

20. Carbolic

MEDICAL SOAP

He can tell you the occa sions when such a strong antiseptic soap is needed as it so often is in this Climate. Examine the name and trade mark on the box to make sure that you get the genuine (British made) tablet.

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Of all Baxuar Dealers & Chemistse

F. G. CALVERT, MANCHESTER, ENG.

Fit Company

There's some things, sir, which just naturally go together.

A page boy isn't happy without chewing-gum and Deadwood Dicks."

Gentlemen of experience and good tuste, sir, fully appreciate a glass of old Port and a Kensitas, they know that a Kensitas cigarette is "as good as a really good cigarette can be.'

Jenkyn

ManufacturerŸ · J, WIE & SONS+LM(17494 PICCADILLY<LONDON »W\-ÊNG. Wholesale onlņu: DONNELLY & WHYTE, Distributors for Hanakow and South China,

62 QUEEN'S BUILDINGS. Telephone ; Coutra 634

Kensitas

the preferred cigarette

Four more packed houses at THE CORONET !

HAROLD LLOYD

is

still breaking house records as well as stout peoples' books and eyes and buttons

in

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-Times, and Prices

230 pm-$1.20 & 60; 5.15 pm-$1.50 & 7:15 pm-81.00 & 50; 9.15 pm-82 & $1,

THERE IS ALWINS CHOOSID A

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THE CHOSEN CO., LTD.

Chinese Silks and Eatins of the Finest Quality

in attractive Oriental designs. They are all the

rage in the latest Paris creations.

Please call and inspect these Beautiful Materials specially made for

THE CHOSEN CO., LTD.,

90-100, Des Vœux Road C.

LAI WAH CO., LTD.,

Nos. 139, 141, 143, 145 & 147. Des Vœux ROAD C. TILETEÓRI NOS. C. 2309 & 0.4433-

P. O. Box No. 363.

CABLE ADDRESS: "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, Tey and Hot Bottles, Boots, Shoes, Bats of different kinds, Earthen: wares, Tailoring and Outfitters.

THE NAVY'S CHOICE

Coates

ORIGINAL

PLYMOUTH GIN

OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE.

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