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Foamite Firefoam

THE MOST EFFECTIVE FIRE EXTINGUISHER.

BOLE AGENTS FOR HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD.

Tel Central 236.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29TH,

2, Queen's Buildings,

ANCHOR BRAND PURE MANILA ROPE.

*THE CORDAGE YOU CAN · TRUST.”

MARINE RUPE

"TRANSMISSION

OF POWER ROPE

CABLE LAID.

· HAWSERS

WELL DRILLING

CABLES

"ESTABLISHED 1854

YNCHAUSTI

ROPE

FACTORY

MANILA

"ROPES OF ALL SIZES FOR ALL PURPOSES

MADE FROM PURE MANILA HEMP

MANUI CTURED BY THE MOST

MODERN

MACHINERY.

STOCKS ON HAND OF ALL SIZES. ENQUIRIES SOLICITED.]

FACTORIES:-MANILA, PI

KING'S BUILDING. $165.

HONGKONG OFFICE:

TELEPHONE CENTRAL

South China Knitting Factory.

A Modern Factory "recently installed with the most up-to-date machinery in Hongkong,

"Already supplying the Far East, from North China to India with the Highest Grade

COTTON SOCKS.

We are now in a position to deal rapidly with the largest orders, and we invite enquiries from Wholesale and Export Firms interested in a class of goods which has acquired a wide reputation for being of the most depend- able quality,"

Ofice and Factory: HONGKOK, KOWLOON. Cable Address: SQUCHIKNIT, HONGKONG.

TZL K593.

A.P.B.

REPULSE BAY HOTEL

"CARNIVAL

ON

SATURDAY,

30th JAN,

1926

Dinner $4 Per Head.

FANCY OR EVENING DRESS OPTIONAL

Bus to the Late

Peak Hotel-12.15 am. Special Bus to the Hongkong Hotel-12,30 a.m.

Tables for above may now be booked at THE HONGKONG or REPULSE BAY HOTELS. Telephones C. 32 and C. 7.76.

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

COMPANY: MEETING, THE STAR FERRY COMPANY; LIMITED.

The 28th ordinary annual meeting of shareholders in the "Star" Ferry Com pany, Limitedy was held at noon yester day, in Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s offices. Mr. D. G. M. Barnard presided. and there ware present: Sir Paul, Chater, the Hon. Mr. A. O." Lang (Directors), Mr. F. H. Crapnell (Secretary), and the Following shareholders -Metura, W. S. Bailey, J. T. Bagram, J. P. Braga, S. Greenhill, H. R. Sturt. O. F. Ribeiro, R. V. Harris; W. J. Carroll, A. H.

da Silva and E. Saddick.

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

JANVART 28TH, 1928.

$1,060 buy. £127 nom. nom.

.....£ist nam

$590 buy. $95 nom.

Hongkong Bank meme Do., London Mercantile Bank, A. & B... nens. Chartered Bank.. Do, F.&O. Bank...... East Asia Bank... Canton Insurance..... North China Insurance Chiss, Underwriters ....... Union Insurance........... 57 buy. Yangtze Insurance...........$36 buy. Chine Fire Insurance

$185 buy. Hongkang Fire Insurance... 590 bal. H.K., O. & M. Steamboat...224 sol. Douglases MHongkong Tugs.......

Indo-Chinas (Prol} Shell Transports Star Ferries... Waterboats..

Tix. 145 nom.

$30 sel.

nom.

$55 el

DAN,

$18 bay

329 sol

nom.

nom,

Oriental Navigations China Sugars Bangusts...........X. Return $nom Malabon Bugare.. Kailan Mining Ad... Langaza

(combined) (angle). Explorations Loans ....

Ranbi Tronoh Mines. Ural Carpiant

K&E. Wharfs... E., & W. Docks, New Engineerings. Hongkow Shanghai Docks...

4*/* bay. T. 29 sel

Tis. 18 nom. Tis, 5.45 nomi "

Tis. 8 nom.

«$5,50 zal.

55/- nom. 8i. Rom.. .$120 Bel.

$55)

Tis, 163 nom. Tls. 7 bay.

Th, 114 al.

$45 nom

..877 buy, 7 sa ....§50 BALI. div.

Indos Lef. H.K.&. Hotels (old). Hongkong Lands Hongkong Realtys (ap)..........15 bay. HK Territorials (p.36 bay. Prince's Building...... Humphreys Estates........... Bural Lands........ Ero Cottons Orientals Shanghai Cottons (eld)

Do. ments

The CHAIRMAN,, said: Gentlemen,-The Report and Statement of Accounts, to gether with the Auditor's Report, havo been in your hands for some days and with your permission, I will follow the usual procedure and take them na read

On the 1st January, 1925, the two new launches Golden Star and Meridian Star were brought into service; two further boats," the Solar Star and Night Star are hearing completion and are expected to be ready early in April next. I hope when all these are in operation, it will make for the greater comfort and con- venience of the public. It is proposed to sall the two oldest vessels as they will no longer be required for the mainten ance of our service. Your Directors have also had under consideration for some time alterations and improvements to the Ice House Street Pier. There is only passage way at the present time to:serva for both in-coming, and out-going first- class passengers and it is frequently very congested. Plans showing the proposed alterations have been submitted to the Committee of the Kowloon Residents Association for their consideration, and when a scheme has been decided upon, it will be proceeded with as soon as possible. When the ferry crews went on strike at the end of June, 'I regret to say that the service was disorganised and a good deal of inconvenience and delay was caused to people crossing the harbour. But thanks to the aid rendered by Naval Ratings and later by Officers and Engi-Sincerea neers of the, Mercantile Marine, we were able to maintain a curtailed service until the launch crews returned to work in August. To all those who assisted us in this difficult period, I wish to tender our hearty thanks.

WARNING TO FERRY BOARDERS.. There is a matter that I should like to take this opportunity to refer to, and, that is, people boarding the ferries after the gangway has been lifted and the ferry is under way. It is a dangerous practice and contrary to our by-laws. There is a notice on each Iranch and on the wharf warning people against this, but it is ignored. If this goes on it will be necessary for the Company to pro- recute offenders in order to stop it.

Turning now to the Accounts, you will observe an amount of 81,300 written off under the heading of "Bad and Doubl ful Debts." This is a loss sustained owing to the Company's shroff abscond- ing on July 2nd with $3,200, of which only $2,000 has been recovered from his. security. This man was jointly employed. by the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd, and ourselves, and they also suffered a loss.

(new)..

$13) nom ..$1 rel

$7 del

Tis. bay, sal

The 3 nom. Tle. 55 sel 27 vol.

...$11 bay. ....$7) nom.

ROID.

..$15

.......#18) noma. ~*

"Danton lces

Dements (combined)

Do ⚫ (old) Do. (now)

...$3 nos. China Beses.********

Tls. 10 buy. Chins Tights (combined)...$15 sel.

Do

(old) Do.

(new)

China Providents Constructions

Dairy Farms....... Der A Wing (f.p.)...... Mas Electrics........ Hongkong Electrics HK Developments........

Koper (combined) Do. {oid) Da

(now) Hongkong Tramways. Tane Crawfords.. Mackintosha..... Peak Trams (old).....

Do.

(new) (ap.)..

...$11 sal. 11) Ba.

...$8.nel.

$3 bay. [17] a]

$10 no .351 nom.

$40 nom.

30 cts. nom. .$40 381

$13) nom.

58) nom.

812 Bel.

$91. nom.

$17 buy.

$11 sal. Täxü

34 sal. United Asbestos $20 nom. Watsons (old)..........124 buy. Deinew)...........................$12; buy, Wm. Powella.......$11 sel. buy-buyera; sel-sellers; as,

nom.---nominal,

SINGAPORE RUBBER QUOTATIONS.

Messrs. Carroll Bros. yesterday-received cable from Singapore natifying a slight increase in the price of rubber, which is now quoted at $1.10 per pound. They also intimate that the Lunas Rubber Estates, Ltd., has declared a Final Dividend of 20 per cent. Quotations received by cablu yesterday morning are as follows:-

Straits $3,10

Allenbys ...... Alor Gajaha. Ayer Moleks Ayer Panas Balgownies Bassetts Brogaa

Bukit Jelotongs.

Indragiria

Jerams Jimaha Kedahs

Kempas

Kuala Sidims

Lunna

Malika Pindas

Malakoffs

Mayfields

New Serendahs Nyalas Pajama Punggors Sandycrofts

We have transferred 20,000 to the Accident Fund to bring this "up to $100,000. Special Repairs Fund drawn on during the year to the extent of $30,072.55; and 824,666.32 has been transferred to it, making it now stand at $50,000. After effecting these transfers and taking into consideration the amount brought forward from last year, namely $11,415.08—that is, ignoring the amount aubsequently transferred to Reserve in connection with the capitalisation of that account-there is available for appropria-. tion a balance of $279,234.69 It is pro- posed to pay B. dividend of $1.50 per share and a bonus of like, amount, absorb ing $240,000, and carry forward $32,224,69. I hope that these appropriations" will meet with the approval of shareholders, and would like to remind you that the number of shares, on which dividend is following quotations, received by cable, Messrs. Benjamin & Potts send us the now being paid was doubled in 1825 by from their Singapore Agents, yesterday: the capitalisation of Reserve Fund.

I do not think there is anything further that calls for comment and now beg to propose that the Report and Accounta as presented be adopted and passed. When this has been seconded, I shall (boj pleased to answer to the best of my ability any questions that shareholders may wish to ask

Sir, PAUL CHATER secondod, and the report and accounts were unanimously adopted...

On the proposition of Mr. BAILEY, seconded by Mr. STURT, Mr. Bernard and the Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang were re-elected directora, and on the proposition of Mr. HARRIS, zecoded by Mr. CARROLL, Bir Paul Chuter, retiring director, was 18- elected.

Mr. C. Bernard Brown was re-elected auditor on the proposition of Mr. DA SIVA, seconded by Mr. BAGRAM.

Seudais

1926

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At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 and 9.15. p.m.

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PRESENTS

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It is essential for the future prosperity of trade in Hongkong and South China, that there should be increased co-operation between Foreign and Chinese business firms.

THE HONGKONG EVENING POST.

THE ONLY CHINESE EVENING PAPER,

is the best field for enterprising Foreign Firms who wish to make their goods known amongst Chinese Firms of the highest standing.

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All information regarding Advertisements from- THE ADVERTISING and PUBLICITY BUREAU,

Alexandra Buildings. Tel. C. 30.

A.P.B.

[3038.

A FINE SELECTION OF HORS-D'ŒUVRE.

Brix

280

Prix SMOKED SALMON in Oil (LAX) $2.75 ITALIAN ANTIPASTO BLACK RUSSIAN CAVIAR, 2Főz. ..... TUNNY FISH EXTRA, Large Ein..... 80

8 02.05

Je Small Tin .40 50 SAUCISSON de LYON OLIDA per 1b. 180- 60 BLACK OLIVES..

ROSKOPS

麵

HERRINGS in White Wine Mark Bucle HERRINGS EXTRA (J. TROLBY)

ALSO

GRUYEE ROQUEFORT & CAMEMBERT CHEESE, THE FRENCH STORE,

THE

No. 9 BRACONSTIELD ARCADE.

2.90

2.60

$13.50

15.95

1.35

1.75

1.90

Bukit Katila

1.35

Trim 794,

Changkat Serdangs

9.00

Connemaras

2,75

Gleneàlies

2.GQ

10.00

1.45

2.30

3.80

9.60

4.20

17.50

2.80

5.00

HONGKONG HOTEL.

Mandai Tekongs

0.03

.... 14.00

4.50

1400

13.60

1.35

-4.25

2.85

Hungei Bagans

5.00

Tapahs

29.00

Tambalaks

1.35

Teluk Ansons, ...........

17.50:

GRILL ROOM

United Malaccas

2.70

Utan Simpana ....

4.50

WILL BE OPENED IN THE

Straits

ROOF GARDEN.

$2.80

2.90

14.75

Balgownies

4.50

1.35

on MONDAY, 1st February,

1926.

Changkat Serdangs.....

8.00

Gleacalies

2.30

1.40

Jimahs

2.20

Kedaha

3.80

SPECIAL ATTENTION TO A LA CARTE SERVICE

Malaka Pindas.

2.00

Malakoffs

4.70

4.75

14.50

9.75

4.20

20.00

·15.50

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

67 cta

9.09

Alor Gajabe

Ayer Moleks Ayer Panas

Bassetts

Jerams

N. Serendaha

Pajams Funggora Radellas Sandycrofta Tapahs

Teluk Ansons Ulu Bonuts Kempes

AND DINNER PARTIES.