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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THUESDAY,

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD.

Tel Central 230,

AGENTS FOR

3, Queen's Buildings.

BRIGG'S BITUMINOUS

ENAMELS & SOLUTIONS.

SOLE AGENTS FOR

DECEMBER `31st, ́ ̈ 1985

HONGKONG VITAL STATISTICS, HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE

The following paragraphs are taken from the Medical Report for the year

1921:-

The population of the Colony is estiHongng Bank..

mated to be:-

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

Da

DECEMBEN TE, 1925.

$1,000 nom. London.......17 nom.

Ο

British and foreiga civilians... 18om | Charterti Bank.....

21 NATO.

Mercantile Bank, A. &

nom.

U

Chinese civilians

783,3

Total number of Chinese

0.

19, no.

births registered

3,520

P. O kank

Total number of non-Chinese

Births

East

Ada Bank.

$95 10d.

317

Canton EnzutKTON,

Ching. Umlarwriters

..saj bay.

#

UNION"

ANTI-CORROSIVE and ANTI-FOULING

COMPOSITIONS

FOR SHIP'S BOTTOMS.

89

CROSSING THE HARBOUR

To do your Shopping in Hongkong is No Longer. Necessary.

THE

"

EMPRESS STORE,

22, NATHAN ROAD,

Can Supply all Your Needs at the Cheapest Rates. The Only Store in Kowloon under European Management.

We have A Fresh Supply of

AND VEGETABLES

CANADIAN FRUIT

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AT

THE MOST REASONABLE PRICES.

A SPECIAL OFFER of

TEL. K, 626.

B.T.

FROCKS FROM PARIS.

An Unique Opportunity to secure the Newest and Most Fashionable Gowns for Day and Evening Wear at Low Prices." MADAM SUAREZ

After a brief visit to Hongkong is returning to Paris shortly, and is disposing of her Paris Models most of which are worth Double the

· Prices asked.

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Also. A Few Parisian Fancy Dresses.

Room 50, King Edward Hotel,

GREATER than RUST

Wilkinson's

ANTICORROSIVE

Ready Mixed Paints

for Every Description of Iron and Steel Work

Large Stocks kept

of Two Shades each RED AND GREY

Specify

Wilkinson, Heywood & Clark's

PAINTS

S. C.

Agents:

LAY & Co., Alexandra Building Telephone Central 763.

From the

The general birth rate for the rivi population is said to be 5.5 and that of the Chinese 3.47 per 1.000. nature of the ease it is practically im possible to arrive at a correct estimate of the Chinese birth rate.

was

The total number of deaths 13,533 and the general civilian death rate was 21.73 per 1,000. Of this total there were 13,301 Chinese and 241 non-Chinese civilians and the death rate was respec- tively 29 and 18.06 per 1,000.

Infantile Mortality. Among infants of one month or less. 7 non-Chinese and 1, Chinese, died. Of those infants who were more than a month old but less than a year, 30 non-Chinese and 3,567 Chinese died. The total number of children who died at the age of a year as Chi therefore 37 non Chinese and 1.003

These figures are derived from reliable statistics because the registration of deaths is compulsory, but as births are not registered in every case the Chinese birth rate given above is not accurate.. These statistics are derived from the Medical Oficer of Health's office.)

nose.

North Chana Insurance... Union Insu-sace Yangtase Engorance..... China Fire Inestanen

Hongkong Fire Insurance. Douglasca

HK, C. & H. Steamboata Hoogkang Togs.. Indo-Chinas (Irel.)

Shell.

3585 bur., 690 va

... 140 nom..

3 bay.

..$35 bay.

160 nom.

600 now.

$35 sal.

Do (Def), Landen...$65 Do

Hongkong$65 sei.

1. Transports Star Ferries..... Waterbost Oriental Navigations China Sugars Malabon Sagar.... Bengueta,

ta Mining Ad... Langksts (combined)

(single) Shanghai Explorations, Shanghai Leans

an

Trenoh Mines

Ural Campinas H.K. & K. Wharis

H.K. & W. Docks Hongkows

New Engineerings. Shanghai Decks

Hotels (old)...

$30 buy- **re bar

$31 pass.

... nom.

$1.90 nom. 43}+ pom,

„Tilk. 334 nom.

Tls. 20 21010.

Tix. 5.40 nom. Th. 8

MOM.

$5.80 sel.

AN/-ROM.

B)- DOM;

$199 buy. 12/30 sa.

$56 buy.

Tia lai bay. Ts. 7 bay... Tis. 114 boy $5 buy.

.368 bay. ..$5 buy, bt sel.

.67/8 12.

$13) buy. $150 nom.

..$7 sel.

Hongkong Realtys (o.p.) HK Territorials (Lp.)......18 buy. Humphreys Estates.... Prince's Buildings... Haral Lands Cottons Orientale... Shanghai Gottons (eld)

(new)

Do.

Amusements

.33 noin.

.31 Bel

$10) bay:

THE P. & O. REPORT. The P. & O. Report and statement of accounts shows that after providing for debenture interest and depreciation, the net prost for the year ended September 2883,900 (against 30th mounted to £971,124 for 1923-24). This is to be dia posed of in the payment of the preferred and deferred stock dividends (the latter, as already announced, being reduced from 12 per cent to 10 per cent, free Canton Ices of tax; absorbing 2150,000 and £350,959 Osments (combined) respectively, in placing £281,608 (against

Do. Chins Bases £249,150) to reserve for redemption of debenture stock; in adding £40,000 Chins Lights (combined) (against dil) to provideht good service

Do.

(new).. fund; and in increasing the carry

from £101,031 to £142,113 Providents (comb.)...$32) nom. forward

Do. (old) sel. Last year, £139,711 was used in writing

$8% sel off the discount on. and costs of issue of, debebtare stock.

China

Do

Do.

67) rom.

214) buy,

(old)

$13) num.

(new)

$ nom.

1. 10 buy. $19 bal.

15.10 nom.

$10.65

(old)

Constructions Dairy Farms Der A Wing (l.p.) Hongkong Electrics Macao Electrics

*moti

$17 nom.

DOW)

şt bay, *.

310 nom.

buy..

HK. Developmenta HK. Bopes (combined). Do. (old)...... Do.

(new).....

The directors state that the poor state of trade generally, the unrest in China, and the loss caused by the labour troubles compel then to recommend the reduction, in the deferred stock dividend as they consider it prudent in present circum- stances to husband the company's re- sources. The company and other British Hongkong Tramways shipowners trading to Australasia and Crawforda. the Cape has lately been involved in a Mackintosha. serious shipping strike of an unofficial Peak Trams (old) character, with lawlessness and breacher D (new) (c.p.) of agreement. This strike has involved

serious cas the company in very The homeward trade from India has

active, but rates

been bave been unremunerative.

Sincares

Turia

United Anbestor

Watsons (old).

Do. (new) Wm. Powella...

$54

17., 541/544 $0.

.840 noin. - 30 eta, bay. $40 Bel

$134 nom.

$15, bay

ILOM.

nom.

21 nom.

38 20m

..$il sel.

35 Bel

.390 nom.

$12 buy.

..$12 buy,

...$13 sel.

baybayers: sellers; sa,—sales ;

N

TO-DAY.

D. W. GRIFFITH'S

WONDERFUL STORY OF THE CIRQUS

SALLY OF THE

1

SAWDUST

IN TWELVE REELS

WITH SPECIAL MUSICAL SETTING.

USUAL PRICES.

VACANCY Frists for Energetic Prospect as PARTNER in

LOCAL OFFICE of Progressive and Lucrative Share and Real Estate Firm Shortly Opening BRANCH OFFICE in SINGAPORE. Previous Experience Not Entirely Essential Pro- vided Prospect is Energetic. Applications Entertained at P.O. Box 484, Hongkong.

CHEONG TAR

110, QUEEN's ROAD, CENTRAL

CHEAP SALE. OMMENCING TO-DAY (WED NES-

DAY), 23RD DECEMBER, 1923.

15 PEE CET. DISCOUNT ON GROCERIES AND SUNDRIES. 10 PER CEST. DISCOUNT ON WINES, SPIRITS AND LIQUEURS.

E. D. DA ROZA,

Special Manager:

Hongkong, 23rd December, 1925.

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"GLEN LINE LIMITED,""

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. PROX UNITED KINGDOM VI PORTS.

HE Motor Yerel

THE OLENSHIEL"

haring arrived from the above Parts, Con- vigaces of Carga by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous

of the GodowER Wharf and Godown

Trimited, whence,

Delivery may be

and/or from the wharves, Deliver obtained.

Goods not cleared by the 2nd January, 1996, at Noon, will be rubject to Rent

Packages All broken, chafed and damaged.

ANTED-One Furnished and Un-are to be left in the Gedowns where they will furnished HOUSE on PAX Cbe examined in the presence of Consignees by LOWER LITELS, Also FLAT in HAPPY VALLEY Mesars. Goddard and Douglas on 31st Dec.. OT CAUSEWAY BAY, Furnished or Unfur- 1925, at 10 am. Claims against the Steamer including those for Cargo short delivered mast nished-Tez 4630-SMALL INVESTORS.

be presented on the Spesial Form provided, and 1253-1

must also be submitted within 80 days of arrival otherwise they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in any case whatever.

TO LET.

ON OF About MARCH 1926, WHOLE

FLAT or SPACIOUS SUITE of OFFICES in the FRNC Bumatxo e

VICTORIA BUILDING," No. 5, QUELA'S ROAD "CENT (between CHARTINEDBANK and

MERCANTILE BANK).

Apply to BANQUE DE TINDOCHINE,

Chater Road,

As regards the passenger trahe, this continues satisfactory, and with the new and larger steamers put on the various lines, together with the considerable activity in short sa traffic to the Mediterranean and Egypt, there has been an increase in passenger traffic in SINGAPORE RUBBER MARKET: parlare, apply to the past year.

'PHONE FLIRTATION.

A TALE FROM HONGKONG. The China Express and Telegraph -(London) has the following:-*

A smart correspondent in Hongkong. writes that the telephone company ot that city has found is necessary to notify that Chinese telephone subscribers who, Birt over the wires with the telephone three times will have girls more than their numbers cancelled." If the in- formation is correct, which we doubt, ouo is compelled to ask: Why Chinese 7 Who is to keep the, record of those Airtations and who is to identify the Hirter. It would be easier, wo think, to deal with the flirtatious operator, but the telephone girls" of Hongkong are Eurasiana and mostly Portuguese or pretty hard to catch Anyway, the news has given the papers here something parti- funny to tell their readers at cularly dull season.. The Daily Express, which loves a tit-bit of tho kind, commissioned one of its representative

:

Messrs. Carroll Bros. have received a table from Singapore, notifying that the rubber market is active, and stating that the price of raw rubber is 81.57 per lb. They are also notified that the Glenealy Plantations, Ltd., has declared a 30 per cent. Final Dividend for account 1925 and a 10 per cent. Interim Dividend, for account of next year.

are

The latest quotations received by cable

Str. $3.75

Allenbys Alor Gajahs Ayer Moleks -Ayer Panas

Balgownies Bassetts Brogasni Bukit Jelotonga Bukit Katils Changkat Serdangs "Connemaras Glenealies Indragiris

3.60..

3.60

16.30

6:50

1.85

9.03

1.55

1.90

11.00

3.90

3.60

10.95

Jerams

1.90

Jimaha

2.85

Kedaha

1.70

Kempas

$1.00

Kuala Sidime

4:65

Linas

19.50

3.80

Mandai Tekong's Mayfields

Malakofsinné

8.95

1.15

15.00

9.90

to make an experimental attempt to Birtalaks Findas with a London operator, and met with much the maine icy result as would, wo? are sure, have attended an amatory effort of the kind in Hongkong. He records the experience as follows:--

New Craigeleas New Serendah's Nyala Pajams Punggors Sandycrofta Scudzis Sungei BaganS Tapahs

Tambalaks

Teluk Ansons

3.75

18.30

(ex div.) 10.25 1.90 ... 5.95 4.60 8.00 32.50 1.93 16.50 ..... 3.83 5.75

12607

TO LET. YOMMODIOUS PREMISES on GROUND. FLOOR, 16, DES VOEUX BOAD CENTRAL. Would make Admirable Showroom. For full

THE MANAGER HONGLONG AND CHINA QAS CO.

TO LET.

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Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,

Agenta.

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Hongkong, 26th December, 1925.

'THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD. Frox LEITH, MIDDLESBRO ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS. The Steamship "BENALDER." CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform CONSIGN Goods are being landed st

ed

their rak into the hazardous and/or extra of the Немския hazardous Godowns

AND KOWLOOK. WHARY AND GODOWN COMPANY, wharres Lay whence, and/or from the Delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining

ODOWNS in ALEXANDRA BUILD. undelivered after the 2nd January, 1926, will bo

2052

INGS (Brasment). "

Apply

"

SEOKETARY,

A. 8 Warn & Co., LTD.

TO LET FFICES in UNION BUILDING- THREE BOOMS on FIFTE FLOCK

Apply UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

CANTON, LTD.

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MAILS FROM FAR EAST.

SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST

SIBERIAN RAILWAY.

+

In amplification of the cable sent through Hauter's Agency a month ago on

abject to Bent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 6th January, 1926, or they will not be recepten, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be zxamined on the 2nd January, 1926, at 10 AM.

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agente

(3010 Hongkong, 28th December, 1925,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

AND

UHINA MUTUAL STREAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

CONSIGNEES JAN Company's Steamer

that the Cargo will be dis

this subject we reproduce the following hereby notified wharf, Kowloon, where it

charged into Holt'

will liest Consignes risk and subject to will be What The

be ready for Delivery arms and Conditions of Storage at Hall's

Cargo from Godown on and after 30th December,

Cargo will be landed, mis Kotice

report from a London paper:

Complaint was made at a meeting of the Council of the Bradford Chamber of Commercs on November 24th that mails sont to this country from the Far East vid Siberia were delayed, instances being quoted of maris taking three months. In addition, it was said mails to be left in the Godowns, where they will be

Steamer's arrival,

Optional has been given prior

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are

examined many Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45, and Noom within the Free Barage period,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods are left the Steamer's Godown, and all Good remaining undelivered after the 6th January,, 1928, will be rabject to Bent,

were missing altogether, and in some cases letters were, tampered with, this latter appearing to have taken place when letters were passing through ter ritory of the Soviet Government,

A letter from a member said: Cer tainly ten letters despatched between and October 1st are August lat Price of raw rubber: $1.374 per pound. missing altogether. We know they 10th January, 1816, or they will not be r

have been seat, because our agent cognised.

to No Thi Insurance will be effected. in Japan recently commenced number his letters The letter went on

United Malaccas............. Utan Simpansanan

"Number, please," said the unsce miracle of effigioncy like the sound of your voice, replied, the experi menter.Number, please! There ..was a distinct snap in the calm, tones, and the caller blushed, but persisted. "I think you want the supervisor," said the operator icily and, ther- pectedly, made the connection. It was the last thing the caller wanted. "When he had recovered he went out and asked agiri operator who was off duty what she thought of the Hongkong com- pany's action. "Well," she said, "1

Genealys (Final) 30 per cent., a/c 1925; think it's silly, and I can't imagine and Glenealys (Interim) 10 per cent., a/e what the Hongkong switchboard is 1990, like It must have about four sub scribers, if the girls have time for. flirting. I never have a chance oven to talk to myself. Besides," and she laughed, fancy Birting over the line with a man you'd never seen" "Picass explain." "Well, if you'd' rung me up I might have thought you, were the handsomest man on earth!"

No one can get the better of a London telephono girl (Continged at foot of next Column.)

DIVIDENDE.

to comment on the fact that letters were allowed to be handled by the Soviet Government.

Mr. H. Sutcliffe Smith said, he had also had complaints of delay, and there. was evidence of letters being tampered with on the Siberian route.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

"Agents, Hongkong, 30th December, 1925, T2016

PREPAID "WANTED"

ADVERTISEMENTS

The Observer, describing the Hongkong item saa ripple in China's sea of

Mr. H. T. Tulloch (ecretary) said recalls the Mikado's edict troubles, against those who flirted, lcered, or that in the case of a registered letter. winked, unless connubially linked;" and sent to the Chamber Siberis the it will be observed that the Japanese sealing-wax was broken and the letter had sentence of beheading is in this case obviously been call the attention offences including Elevator. Apply-Box Ho commated, to the analogous penalty of being cut off.

TO LET From April 1st, 1920, for Bix

Konths, Well Furnished FLAT, Four Beams, Central District, All Modern Couren- It was decided to the Postmaster-General to the matter. 153, ojo Hongkong Daily Preis,

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