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THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD.

Tel. Central. 236.

THE HONGKONG DAILY "PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 25TB,·· 1925

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.

Messys. Benjamin and Potts in their weekly share report, dated April 24th,

9, Queen's 'Buildings.

Hay

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QUEEN'S THEATRE.

TO-DAY, April 25th, nt 5.15 p.m. &. 9.15 quin. TO-MORROW (SUNDAY), April 26th, at 9.15 p.m."

A Fall Hours' Performance

CARTER, the MAGICIAN

and...

His Company of Talented Entertainers.

31 Tons of Magical Accoutrement.

SEE and HEAR

Miss EVELYN MAXWELL. She is blindfolded and tells your name. Four business. answers questions on Love and Marriage and reads sexded letters numpened.

PRICES - $3.00, $2.00 $1.00 & 50 Ote. Booking it the THEATRE.

TEL C 4636.

TO-DAY, at 2.30 pm & 7.15 p.m. SUNDAY, at 6.00 p.m. & 7.15 p.m. BUSTER KEATON

IN

"THREE AGES."

فراد

WORLD THEATRE.

A URENT UNIVERSAL SUPER JEWEL BASED ON

KATHLEEN NORRIS FAMOUS NOVEL

"BUTTERFLY"

(IN EIGHT REELS)

WITH A BRILLIANT CAST HEADED BY LAURA LA PLANTE, NORMAN KERRY, RUTH CLIFFORD, KENNETH HARLAN

A BRILLIANT CROSS-SECTION OF LIFE AND LOVE IN MODERN HIGH SOCIETY, IN WHICH A BUTTERFLY WIFE'S FLUTTERING WINGS ALMOST TOUCH THE ALLURING BUT CONSUMING FLAME.

ALSO JACK DEMPSEY IN "SO THIS IS PARIS"

(THE FOURTH OF THE FIGHT & WIN" SERIES). TO-DAY TILL MONDAY, 5.15 p.m. & 9.15 p.m.

STARTING TUESDAY.

THE FAMOUS STAGE SUCCES? THAT THRILLED AUDIENCES FOR YEARS NOW COME TO THE SCREEN, A SENSATIONAL ACHIEVE- MENT AN EPIC OF PHOTOPLAYS.

"THE GREEN GODDESS

STARRING GEORGE ARLISF, THE WORLD'S FOREMOST CHARACTER ACTÖR, ALICE JOYCE AND OTHERS,

TO-DAY ONLY, at 2.30 p.m. & 7.15 p.m. A WARNER BROTHERS CLASSIC OF ́TLE SOREEN

LITTLE JOHNNY JONES

(AN INTERESTING COMEDY IN SEVEN PARTS). -

"

The market continues active, resulting in a large rolame of business. The da mand has become wore. general, many stocks having came into favour.

Banks-Hongkong and Shanghai Banks, continue steady at $1,200, at. which rate -some-shares-have changed bands.The. price at home is also unchanged at £130 middle.

Marine and Fire Insurances-Cautons have strengthened to 8788 Unions have been dealt in at 8270 and $ore "Yung. tazes are still in demand ut 245. China Enderwriters have buyers at 10 after sales at $280. Hongkong Fires after advancing to 2656 are obtainable at the rnte. China Fires are unaltered ut $200.

Shipping Hongkong, Curton & Macao Steamboats have been sold at,#371/38, elosing with buyers at the latter rate: Douglas Steamships are offering at 954 and Indo-Chinas Deferred at 120. Star Ferries after being sold at $89 Phave lapsed to a noning? quotation.

Refineries,China Sugars were sold in, the early part of the week as low as $64, but a sudden demand rushed the price up to 870. This price, however, did not last long and they close at á nominal quotation of 964 A fair business was done in them forward up to 879 for June. Malabons are dull at their present quata- tion of 25, with no sales reported.

Oils and Mining-Langkats bined have been neglected nad are au altered frour last werk's quotation of Tis, 17. Thr singles continue in demand at T 19 and Explorations at Tls. 6 Benguet Consolidateds have wenkebed to a buying rate of $250 and shares are offering at $2.65., Kailan Mines can be placed at 37 Ranhs have dropped to $3.30

"com

Dorks, Wharves and Godowns-Hong- kong and Whamp Docks are a shade easier with a. Tew shares obtainable at $120. Kowloon Wharves after sales at S14, are higher, and have been sold, at $198. Shanghai Docks have been looked at Ts. 127 New Engineerings remain steady as Ts, 9.93.

Lands, Hotels and Buildings.-- Hong: kong lands show a further advance and have been sold up to 809, but are a little weaker at the elose and are offering at 3981, Humphreys Estates are firm with buyers at $201 Realties have buyers at 84.60. Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels have changed hands to some extent and i have risen to $17.75, but chase with sellers at $171.

Electric Companiés, --Hungknog Blée- tries have had à sensational rise, having jumped from $66 to 894 and closing firm. China Lights combine: have also had

smart rise and have been death in up

$21.

to $. The old shares have not moved,

oved, being still proted at 824 bit the new shares have buyers at Hongkong Tramways have been in strong demand and show a further substantial rise with sales made up to it. There are now some sellers at 945).

Cotton Mill-Ewos have changed hands locally at Ths. 11) and Tis. 11.83 Orientals have buyers at Tls. 1.30 after sules at Tis. 4.. Shanghai Cottons are atili wanted at Tis. 60, but no hesinėse has been done.

Miscellaneous.--Green Island Cements have again been largely dealt in at fall- ing rates and close weak at $14. Dairy Farms are in favour with buyers at 327. Ropes combined" show a further rise and have buyers at 852). China Pro- vidents ** eorübineri ** are obtainable at $52 the "old shares being quoted at $10 and the new ** (fully paid up shares at 214. Penk Train waya old have risen to 93 and the

new"

are in demand at $6.40. Canton Ices show a slight, improvement. there being buyers at 87 Lane, Crawfords have been book. ed at 8184. Watsons "old are enquired for at 892) and the new shares, 90 which the second call of 85 will be due on the 1st of May, have buyers at $12. Wm. Powells are asked for at the reduced rate of $13. China Omnibuses have found buyers at T. 143,

Forward Settlement Days.-28th of April (Tuesday), 26th of May (Tuesday). 23rd of June. (Tues/lay), and 28th of July (Tuesday).

Exchange. The T.T rate on London to-day is 2/21 and og Shanghai 731

Promoting Happiness

I'm always happy, sir, and when you're happy yourself you promote the happiness of others. I'm happy because I bring happiness-in the, form of Kensitas-into the lives of all smokers of discrimination and taste, like yourself, sir. You know as I always say "There's only one thing as good as a Kensitas, and that is another, Kensitas."

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THE CORONET

RABBITT

By the Author of

"MAIN STREET

SINCLAIR LEWIS

The High Cost Romance

WARNER BROS

Classics bf the Screen

- by

BABBITT SINCLAIR LEWIS featuring

WILLARD LOUIS

CARMEL MYERS MARY ALDEN

Dale Fuller

*

Cissy Fitzgerald Raymond McKee

Directed by

Scenario by

Dorothy

HARRY BEAUMONT

Farnam

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WORLD THEATRE,

Last night, Carter the magician, mystifed large audiences, at the Queen's Theatre.. According to those who saw the perfor manco, The Lion's Bride" took prida of. place. This Oriental romance is done in pantomime, not une word being spoken, yet the audience rever missed a point. Just an a young darest is flung to a caged lion, mystin Prince" ap peara and saves her life, causing the lion to disappear while he appears in its place, and as Carter steps from the.cage bearing the damsel in his arms the lion is again seen behind the bars of the cage.

QUEEN'S THEATEM.

"Butterfly," the new Universal pro- duction, shuwing at the World Theatre to-day, deals, so the management ún. nounce with classic music versus jazz- and Tral love veraus flirtation, as parallels in an wounding story of two Bisters, their love affair, and the com- plications theroof. Eight famous players appear in the ruding rôles; Laura La Plante. Norman Kerry, "Buth', Clifford and Kenneth Harlan as the four prin- cipal figures Freeman Wood, Cesare Gravina, T. Boy Barnes and Margaret Livingston as the counterplet" char- acters. The production was made by Clarence Brown, of "The Signal Tower and "The Acquitta!! fame.

Can't You Eat What You Fancy ?

That's due to west, stomach-in- digestion! You are Biurated Magnesia

prescribed by doctor

used in hospitals. This wonderful remedy is quite harmless, but it posveste all possibility of pain or stops it instantly if it bar etsited. Try it once and see the difference at your next meal. « Bjaurated Magnasin costs vary Hittle at any chemists, and there is no doubt it is the world's marest, safest, cheapest cire for all stomach troubles and for ills like headaches, steeplessness and ingrid, weaknesx

But don't risk unknown preparationswee the word. "BISMAG" in an oval device and get the ere the doctor fake themselves.

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