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To-day to Thursday, April 14th to 16th,

at

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PRESENTS

ALICE LAKE

"BODY AND SOUL

The Screen Version of William Hurlbut's play. A Dranis of the Latin Quarters of Paris Where Anything May Happen and Everything does.

ALSO

“BOW WOW”

A Mark Sennelt Comedy in 2 Parts,

COMING HERE SOON I

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The World Renowned Magician and His Troupe of European Entertainers.

WORLD

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THE TRADE OUTLOOK.

THE DEPRESSED HEAVY TRADES.

The City writer in the Daily Telegraph Writes

coal

What are know as 'the heavy-industries are passing through a depressing time, and there is as yet no break in the out- look to encourage hopes of steady im provement The closing of pits in "Northumberland and Durham fast au- nounced is unfortunate, but with the pre- sent selling prices the costs of winning the coal. are not warranted. If the remarks of the chairman at the British Linen Bank meeting refer to Scotland. the same troubles are being experienced there. The present position of the industry 14 described as particularly unaatisfactory, and reduced prices, com- bined with increased cost of production, are threatening the economic basis of the industry in some areas. German com petition has affected the export trade, and the competition of the U.S.A. in Europe and South American markets is a serious! factor. The same story applies to the iron trade, where foreign competition has met an increased demand, and in the general engineering trades good prospects are spoiled by the fear of competition. There is nothing. it would seem to justify.

the optimism with which the year.

started.

U.S.A. BUSINESS OUTLOOK..

Writing on Feb. 19th, the National Bank of Commerce in New York says that basic industries are expanding, employ. ment is increasing, and there is continu. ed conidence in good business, Resis tance to price advances is recognised as widespread and in consequence the prospect of any prolonged rise in the

price level is

daily

growing more Stiff competition and stable

oder but the situation at last

prices certainly

profits,

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so much in evidence a few weeks ago has been largely eliminated, and the outlook to day is satisfactory for all except those whose only idea of good business is the promise of speculative profits." As busi ལྟ་ expands the outlook is anturally for higher money rates.

and the Bank expects Hongkong Granite. this stage to be reached shortly. Hith

Hitherto, we tald,

the great resources of many businesses have enabled them to meet their growing cash requirements without re- course to

Estimates and Desigas submitted free on pansion of should be reflected in ratas, though the application at the above-or, at our Head heavy stocks of gold in the Federal Office in Reserve banks and in circulation justify the expectation that advances will not be excessive. Since Landon is now ap- parently based on New York. our traders must bope this will be so.

*

ex-

Borrowing, but furibution

production

and

SAIGON RICE MARKET.

The Compagnis de Commerce et de Navigation d'Extreme-Orient, of Saigon,

in their report dated April 7th, say :—

CHINA BUILDING

(Facing" QUEEN's Theatre).

ARTIFICIAL WREATHS IN STOCK

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Our market is very excited and prices BARDINET LIQUEURS

have considerably advanced in sympathy

with the Hongkong market.

The engagements of the tails are still very heavy and no delivery can be ob- tained for April shipment unless at extravagant prices. Demand for rico Somo from Europe is practically mil sales have been made to Japan.

For brokens 1 and 2 mixed, the prices.

| have decliard. Rather important sules

of rice meul have been closed with Liver- pool buyers for April-May shipment

p

The total amount of rice exported from January 1st to March 31st, 1925, 301,811,960 tons against 402,480,000 in 1924.

We quote today white Saigon rice No. 2 sifted Japan quality, Hongkong 88.30. per pitul. Fo.b. Saigon, 20.14.4 per picul fob Saigon, Yen &.33 per picul. f.o.b. Saigon, for April-May shipment.

Messia. W. G. Hale, & Co., Ltd., of Saigon, in their circular dated April 1st,

say :--

Since our last report our market, as expected, has ceaselessly gone up. I does not seem that a weaker tone will prevail in a near future prospects for Hongkong and Singapore being good and a fair demand boing expected from Manila.

Furthermore, paddy, holders up-coun- try, having now sold a good share of their crop, are not at all keen to let go the remaining stock, proferring to await Market the outturn of the situation. closes firm.

Freight to Hongkong.-During the first days of the fortnight under review a certain activity has been shown to this direction. An important lot of Japanese steamors of the Y.K.K. have been booked at about 20/2 cents per picul, whea only two or three Norwegian steamers obtain ed 24 to 2 cents. At this

price it would be possible to get more charterers but tonnage in Hongkongis scarce and British shipowners are still holding back naking for at least 30 cents, a rate which shippers here are unable to pay just now,

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"THE CEMENT INDUSTRY. ·

CENTENARY CELEBRATION

了

TIENTSIN.

is being celebrated this year and due The centenary of the cement. industry honour being paid to Aspodin of Eng land, the inventor of cement. The Chee Hain Cement Co., Ltd., of, Tientsin, de scribed as the pioneer of the cement industry in China and the largest manu facturers in the country, are organising a big convention to be held in the near future at the National Grand Hotel; Tientsin. All the leading Chinese and foreign engineers, architects, contractors, municipal officers, bankers and industrial captains and prominent business men in China are to be invited to attend.

The programme will provide for an in- teresting axhihition of cement and coo-

QUEEN'S TEKATHL "Body and Soul," a photo-play pro mising to be the most interesting of Alice Lake's appearances on the screen products made in China in the will be wenlodas at the Queen's morning, demonstration lectures during the Theatre. It is a romance of the Latin afternoon and a banquet in the evening Quarter; and Miss Lake proves as attrac-at the National Grand Hotel. Important tive in the Farisian atmosphore as if she engineering-origanizations such as the had been born and bred within a stone's Association of the Chinese and American throw of the Seine.

WORLD THEATRE.

Engineers, the Chinese

the

Lete

China Society of

The Chinese, of En-

Society, Industry

Johnny Hines, called the George M. will send delegates. Prominent Coban of the screen has the starring role engineers, Mr. F. H. Barnes (Chief Eu 'in "Little Johnny Jones which will

gineer of British Municipal Council), Mr. be the feature attraction of the week at Y. Kwong (one of the oldest railway the World Theatre beginning to-morrow engineers in China), Mr. F. C. Rose (Chief Little Johnny Jones" is Warner Technical Department of Chibli River Brother Classic of the screen, adapted Commission, etc.), will give addresses on from the play of the same as written interesting topics conperning the coment by George M. Cohan, and the vehicle in industry. The occasion is expected to which that stage personality won his be the biggest gathering of engineers and epurs and made, himself. a". Broadway contractors in North China that has ever figure once for all,

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