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S. K. F.

BALL BEARINGS

ON ALL MACHINES YOU ORDER,

Won supply Bearings for all kinde of Machines,

POWER SAVING, "NO FOT BEARINGS. -SELF ALIGNING REQUIRE LESS ATTENTION.

THIR HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4TH, 1925

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD

Tel.Central 256)

SOLE AGENTS FOR HONGKONG.

Address: 2, Queen's Buildings

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

Tuesday to Thursday, March 3rd to 5th,

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

Special Enggenient

KITTY BARLOW

England's Favourite Musical Comedy Star in Songs and Stories.

Impersonations-Pianologue.

IRENE

WEST

America's Expert Dancer

ALSO SHOWING

ANITA STEWART

in her most sumptuous production

"THE INVISIBLE FEAR "

A First National Attraction.

PRICES OF ADMISSION:

At 5.15 p.m.-$1.20, $1.00 & 60 Cts. At 9.15 p.m.-$1.50 $1.00 & 60 Cts...

THEATRE

ROYAL.

HONGKONG A.D.C.

CHARITY PERFORMANCE

邝

FRENCH LEAVE

IN AID OF

THE LADIES' BENEVOLENT FUND

WEDNESDAY, 11th MARCH, 9.30 p.m.

Tickets can be exchanged for voucher for seats in the Circle or Stalls and can be obtained at ANDERS's on Friday and Saturday, Btle and 7th inst. General Booking Opens Monday,

9th inst.

Usual Prices $3, $2 & $1.

FOUNDATIONS

PROMPT AND EFFICIENT SERVICE ENSURED BY ADOPTING

THE "FRANKI" PILING SYSTEM

EXAMPLES-

CONTRACT No, 40 GODOWN (5 Storeys High) for THE UHINA FROVIDENT LOAN & MOET- GAGE CO.,LTD., at WEST POINT. TOTAL WEIGHT ON FOUNDATION.12,000 Tozs

.::13th Oct, 1924 FOUNDATIONS. STARTED....

...15th Dec, 1924

FOUNDATIONS COMPLETED

(Time-52 Actual Working Days.)

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CONTRACT No. 44 GODOWN (4 Storeys High) for THE WING ON CO, LTD at WEST POINT. TOTAL WEIGHT ON FOUNDATIONS.11,654 Ton CONTRACT SIGNED

...17th Dec, 1924 FOUNDATIONS Starten

...25th Dec., 1924 FOUNDATIONS COMPLETED ...23rd Feb., 1925 (Time-53 Actual Working Days,)

Ask for illustrated Booklet and full information from the

HONGKONG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.

ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, OHATER ROAD,

Telephone Central 4591 (Two Lines).

THE OUTLOOK FOR SILVER.

The following extracts are made from Messrs Samuel Montague & Co.'s annual view of trade and finance for the year | 1924:—

Though actual movements of silver" in London have been diminished, dealings in silver for forward delivery have been quite active. Very large speculative a counts for China and India Have been opened and closed, necessitating, as cus tomary, extension from one two-month period to another, and a considerable amount of business has been transacted in London as the world's silver centre for foreign clients, though the silver was not imperted into the United Kingdom. but was shipped on instructions of the buyers direct to them from America and elsewhere.

Chasinuch as the strife in China, when. ever active, causes boarding and at the ean time & demand for silver coin with which pay troops, any recrudescênce of trouble is a hull point for silver: any prolonged period of lassitude is a bear point. for cash held up, for safety in Shanghai and other ports would then be released for circulation.

Taking into account the improved con ditions et trade in the Far East, the possibility of coinage demand from the Continent. and the present comparative y low her reached by the price of shiver, there appears to be some ground for a hopeful view or the future of the market during 1925.

RUBBER QUOTA.

THE STEVENSON SCHEME.

on

It was but a toss of the coip January 1st whether the price of rubber was Exed for average purposes at is. Gd. per i or ander If the averaKe daily price for the three months ended noon that day worksi mit at is. 6d..} there would be a 10 per cent. increase in exportable quantities of rubber from Malaya. Ceylon ani the Straits Settlements. fi under, there would h 1 '5 perent increase, the differ. ence in increase invoking additional supplies of either to cons or 1,500 tung As it during the next three months. turned out as the close of a thrilling morning, although by only the narrowest margins, the average proveil to be below the required level of 1, 8d., the actual figure bring, Is. 3... and the extra percentage of production to be released in the February April quarter" was there fore limited to 5 per cent. On this know ledge the market closet with every in dication of strength, a toar no doubt also influenced by equfident expectation that the steadily diminishing London stock will undergo further substantial depletion in the near future. It was re duced by 0.210 tons during 1924, of which as much as 20,346, was accounted for in the last four months of the year, clear evidene that the Stevenson scheme is performing its allotted task, even though it be a slow process. It has already-lift T ed growers from a state of affairs in volving loss to a profit-earning · stage enabling the majority to pay small dividends. The position should develop with greater rapidity during the next fow months if American trade require- ments mature as they are expected to do. Chinn Express and Telegraph (Lon-,, dot).

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

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MARCH SAD, 1925. Hongberg and Shanghai

Bank"

1010 Canton InTRUCES .....755 nom. Fongkong Fire Insurances.. #710 nom. Tien Lonorace

...280 b.

The lax Steamship.........353 b. B.K., & M. Steamboats...

Star" Ferries

Waterboatx

Shell" Transport

Chios 818mbined) Langkats (e Kowloon Wharyos... Whamnen Shanghai Tocks H.K. & S. Botale.....

Docket ...

· Lania ......

Two Mill Shanghai Cottons ..... Orientale

$79 b., 891.

17 ccm.

9/6 now 367

07.

211 b.

Dom.

T, 118 b. ..17} b. & ya.

.: 196 B.

$19) b. Tie 12:17 80. Tis. 60i nom. Th. 3.80 b. (combined) 1296. (combined) 28.

$167 ffold) Providosta {(new)

Cement Ohjas Lights...

Dairy Farms Electrics

.. 89.20 55. 128 b. 1544 b Hongkong Hopes (combined) 2541 200

Tramways

Wstagra

$57 nom $92 nom. ((old) $23 nam.

Ponk Trams..... ........

buyers,

i (now) $? num" tellers; sa—täies.

BRITISH TRADE IN THE EAST.

VIEWS EXPRESSED IN ENGLAND.

!.

A good old English Custom

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

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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

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as good as really good cigarettes can be.'

Kensitas

Manufacturers:

the preferred cigarette

Jenkyn

Obtainable at Lane, Crawford,

Ln. Tabaqusca Filiman, Grsace-Errutian

Tobacco torn,' and at high-class CONACYONISTK.

1. WIE & SONS · LTD · 19444 PICCADILLY LONDON-W1-ENG | At 95 cents.

South China, Z QUEEN'S BUILDINGS. Taphown: Central aló.

15 kolesale amly: DONNELLY & WHYTE, Distributors far Hongkong ani

per un of 50

TO-DAY till SATURDAY 2.30 p.m., 5.10 pallay 7.15 p.m. & 9.20 p.m. THE CORONET

at

WARNER BROS.

present

John Barrymore

With

MARY ASTOR, CARMEL MYERS, IRENE RICH, WILLARD LOUIS · ALEC FRANCIS, RICHARD TUCKER

DIRECTED BY HARRY, BEAUMONT

MAUDE BRENNAN

Has Just Received. A Large Consignment of Very Stylish Spring and Summer Hats, Call Early and make your Choice.

ASIATIC BUILDING.

C. R. WARREN & CO., LTD.

SANITARY & HEATING

ENGINEERS.

TEL. C. 269.

We beg to Announce the Open- ing of our NEW SHOWROOM on-GROUND FLOOK of CHINA BUILDING, "QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

(Facing QUEEN's Theatre)

Inspection Cordially Invited.

T1485

CHINA AUCTION

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Association of Export Merchants at Bradford, Mr. Joseph Clay," the Pre, sideat, said that they were faced with changes in German tarifa this year. Serious increases of duties were also proposal in Japan." Mr. William H. Watson, presiding at the annual meeting of Messrs Lister & Co.. Bradford, said that prohibitive tariffs had been set up against their goods in France and Japan. Manufacturers looked for a re duction of taxation and perhaps legin lation to deal with unfair foreign com-0 petition.

At the annual meeting of the National Provincial Bank, Ltd,. oo January 29th,, Sir Harry Gorchen, K.B.E., presiding. sa China has been passing through very disturbed times, and trade in textiles in

ROOMS.

and REAL OR GOOD THINGS

BARGAINS Come to The

UHINA AUCTION BOOMS,

China Building,

Ground Floor,

at present very small. Here Japanese in 1923-1994 this country's share fell to competition. is a disturbing factor. In 81 per cent, while the Japanese propor India wo have to face considerable cpm-tion rose to 8 per cent of the total. The pétition from Japan, for whereas the difficulty of meeting competition arises share which this country had of the im from our high costs of production, of ports to India in 1922-1923 was 80 per which the increased expenses of trans- cent and that Japan was 7 per cent port, fuel, wages, sad taxation form a

(Continued at foot of nezi, Column.) large proportion.

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