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THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD

Tal: Central 196

SOLE AGENTS FOR HONGKONG.

THE HONGKONG DAILY. PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 30TH, 1995"

Address: 1, Qusan's Buildinge

69

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

TO-NIGHT, at 9:15 p.m. POSITIVELY LAST PERFORMANCE,

CARTER, THE GREAT

PRESENTING

Many New Illusions, etc.

See the East Indian Mystery

"FLYTO"

An exemplification of the Hight of the Astral Bodly, Space annihilated and all the known laws of science set aside in this moders day miracle.

Bewildering-Myadifying-Astounding.

SEE and HEAR

Miss EVELYN

MAXWELL:

She sees all. She knows all.

PRICES:-$3,00, $2.00; $1.00 & 50 Cts.. TO-DAY, at 230 p.m. 5.15 p.m. & 7.15 p.m.- NAZIMOVA & VALENTINO

IN

"CAMILLE."

WORLD THEATRE

THE BIGGEST PICTURE HIT HONGKONG EVER KNEW

GEORGE ARLISS

WITH ALICE JOYCE

A VAST OF SCREEN CELEBRITIES

J

THE GREEN GODDESS

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(IN TEN MAGNIFICENT REELS).

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TT PLAYED TO RECORD BUSINESS FOR TWO YEARS AS A BROADWAY STAGE PLAY IT TOURED THE WORLD AS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ROAD SHOWS IN THEATRICAL HISTORY. IT HAS BEEN MADE INTO A GIGANTIC SPECTACULAR PHOTOILAY WITH A STRONG CAST OF STARS.

ALL SHOWS TO-DAY.

DON'T FAIL TO SEE IT...

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HONGKONG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.

CONTRACTORS FOR.

CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILDING WORK OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS.

Specialists in Reinforced Concrete Foundations and Structures for Factories, Godowns, Wharves, Bridges, Piers, &c.

Sole Licensees for Hongkong and China of the "Franki" Patent Compressed Concrete Piling System.

Enquiries to HEAD OFFICE :

ST. GEORGES BUILDING CHATER ROAD, Telephone Central 4581 (Two Lines).

PIANOS FOR SALE OR HIRE.

TIL 4648

TSANG FOOK PIANO CO.,

No. 8, Dzs You}BOAD CENTRAT (Entrance Ice House Stroet.)

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THE PIECE GOODS CRISIS.

OF COM- HONGKONG CHAMBER

MERCE AND CHINESE DEALERS.

In view of the very unsatisfactory state of the local piece goods market the Chinese Piece Goods Guild approached "the Hongkong Genera! Chamber of Com- merce with certain proposals for meeting the situation, including an extension of the period of delivery from four to six months that interest charges in respect of goods which arrived in 1924 should be waived, and that importers should not pross the dealers unduly to take de livery.

The reply of the Chamber states that the Guild's of the 20th April has had the very sympathetic consideration of the Committe, and the Chamber is most anxious to do whatever lica in its power. intereste of all to promote the best engagal in this most important trade.

The letter continues:

"That there has beer and still exists a general trade depression and a certain stringeney in the modey market, also that there was some overbuying of woollens and springa fancies in anticipa tion of better trade during 1921-25, i mmitted. but in the opinion of the Com mitte the position is by no means uni. precedented in the history of, the Colony, nor are stocks so heavy as to be up- manageable.

It is however recognized that there has been in Wollens and there probably

will be in Brocades a considerable carry BARDINET · LIQUEURS

over: but in view of the fact that core- paratively little has been ordered for the ensuing seasons and that, for from any slump in prices, replacing costs are in most instances on a higher level, my Commist view the future with cond

cucr.

"The recent regrettable failure of an old-standing firm, to which the fiuild refers was, it is generally known, prin- cipally dur-not to losses on piecr goods but to private speculation in shares,

cle.

With regard to the distress caused by the deplorable political situation in China coupled with robbery, squeeze, illegal military taxation and the en forced circulation of depreciated curren cies, which are largely responsible for the present stagnation, my Committee are in the utmost sympathy with all Chinese Merchants."

With regard to the Guild's suggestions! for ameliorating the situation, the Cham her undertales to circularise all Im- porters and Merchants, requesting them to exercise very possible leniency, to wards dealers in the matter of cleurance. consistent with the terms of contract, The Committee will also address the Rot Lo Foreiga Banka urging them unduly press merchants for payment a: due date, but to facilitate as far as possible the extension of bilis, etc, also to approach the Chinese Banks, pointing out the danger of fostering speculation: at the expense of merchant trade, and requesting them not to exert undue "pres- sure upon dealers. but to endeavour t reduce their rates of interest to norma

Having regard to the fact that Mer chants and Importers have to carry all

A Meal incomplete without it. OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE.

SOLE AGENTS,

H. RUTTONJEE & SON.

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CHINESE EGGS.. CAMBRIDGE PROFESSOR ALARMS BRITISH PÚBLIC.

It is not so many years since the China. Now an attempt has been made

"

A good old English Custom

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

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. "as good as really good cigarettes can be.”

Kensitas

MasrafacturERE?

J. WLX & SONS LTD

the preferred cigarette

194–30 PICCADILLY · LONDON • W, 1◄ ENG. Wholesale wily: DONNELLY & WHYTE, Distributors for Hongkong and South China, 1 QUEEN'S BUILDINGS Tlmphoma: Central kit.

Jenkyn

Obtainable a: Lane, Crawford, Lid.

Tabaqueria FilmMA Grasco-Hotion

Tobacca Stere,.

and all high-glass

Tooccconist.N

At 95 cents

per

tin of 50

*

ALL CHAPLIN PROGRAMME.

CHARLIE in

The Adventurer;

Behind the Screen;

The Vagabond;

The Count;

TO-DAY ONLY, at THE CORONET

A Big Broadway Success, The Hit of a London Season

"WELCOME STRANGER"

Loverdun cargo at great ́expense and that alarming outcry about blue pork from has been made iato a corking picture.

be equally alarming about Chinese 88% of which a large quantity is various forms is imported into England.

Reconstructed eggs is how Professor Dixon of Cambridge University decribes them, and his condemnation is

not

it is quite customary for bucks to demand margins on renewal or exten- sion of bills, the Committee are unable to recommend that Importers waive all interest and charges or goods which arrived in 1994-95. To do so would be to involve the Importer in a certain and levelled so much at the eggs themselves considerable loss, whereas if the goodang at the preservative which is intro- are successfully carried over until next duced to keep their contents fit for con- season there is every reason to hope that

sumption. Putrefaction. he declara, is they will ultimately realize a profit to the safety valve which indicates the con the dealer. in many instances Import dition of food, not the chemical sub ers have themselves unsold stocks stance which, while it stops putrefaction, Carry, and many are already carry does not stop the growth of the micro overdue stocks of white and grey shirt-organisms that cause food poisoning, la ings on dealers' necount. free of interest

and charges.

The Committee of the Chamber hopes that the representations they are prepar ed to make will have the effect of greally facilitating both biporters and Dealers in meeting the present situation, and that their efforts will have the bearty support of the Guild,

COMPANY REPORT. HONGKONG TUG & LIGHTER COMPANY, LIMITED.

The report for presentation to the shareholders at the first ordinary general meeting of the Hongkong Tag and Lighter Compady, Ltd., to be held at the affice of the Company on Thursday, May 7th, 1925, at 9.30 p.m.. states:--

The balance at debit of profit and loes account is $22,746.88, carried for ward to new account.

Consulting Committee. During the Absence of Mr. C. B. Brooke, Mr. C. P Marcel served in his place. In accord ance with the Articles of Association, the J.. Committee, Messrs W.. present Carrel, C. B. Brooke, Li Tse Fong, and M. M. Tackoy(in place of Mr. H. M. H. Namazee, abusat), retire, but offer them selves for re-election.

beca Auditors The Recounts have. audited by Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming. Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth

& Fleming are eligible for election.

ITALIAN PAPER MONEY

The Italian Legation at Peking ‘com- municates the following through the Consul-General in Hongkong 2-

In the course of a speech made before the Senate on the 27th inst the Italian Minister of Finance stated that the paper money circulation in Italy is steadily decreasing, it amounted to:- 20,514 million lites on December 31st, 20.045 million fires on January 31st, 18,871 million lires on February 28th and it is expected to be further reduced by thousand million irce during the months of March and April next

lecture on Food Preservation and Adulteration" the Professor went far" boric acid, the substance which preserves the whites and yolks of the dried Chinese eggs.so much used in the making of con- fretionery and cakes. By the time they arrive in this country, the use of them introduces the poison of boric acid. harmful expecially to your children. lu support of his argument the Professor declared that France, Germany, the! United States, and Sweden had abso Iutely forbidden the use of boric acid as a food preservative. We have never paid much attention to the alarms these finicky professors spring upon us, hus! we would like to hear what the Chinese egg exporters have to say on the subjret.

China Express and Telegraph,

"

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. ÚLOSING QUOTATIONS.

ÅFALL 99TH, 1925. Hongkong and Bhanghai

Banks.....

$1,225 vs. & b. Canton Insura:NONE

$770'b. Union Insurance $269 ka.

..$665 nom. Hongkong Fire Insurances Dongle Steamships. H.K., C. & 'ML Steamboats...$38 b StaFerris 135 b.

Bagar

Tia. 20 now. Lanoista (combined) .. an

Kowloon Wh

Now

Docks ... Docks Jake

Lands

Hongkang Lands Hongkong Batels

Humphreys Estate

:

1194 b 11308

T. 127 nom.

...

*18*

Two Cotten Mille...... Tla 111/11

67 nom. Shanghai Cottons

Tls. Oriental T Tix. 3.90 b..

$51 DO Cement....**

2514 b. Hongkong Ropes

((combined) $40 ex diy, nom. Chies Providents (old) ... $16 ez div.

Dairy Tarz........ Watson

Hongkong Electrics... Chin Lights Armist Hongkong Trams

Peak Tramwaya Skumm, v China Buser

$30/02

+ $45 nom.

b.

Tha 1 b. bobus; -wellers; sa—vajca,

In addition to the Jewish humour that made “Potash and Perlmutter" such a success, there is also that touch of nature that is so essential to even the famajest of comedies.

AND THEN, what a cast!

Florence Vidor, Lloyd Hughes, Noah Beery, Otis Harlan, Wm. V. Mong, Virginia Browne Faire, Robert Edeson and the famous Hebrew comedian,

·DORE DAVIDSON-

It will start a four days ran on Friday at

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