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THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD.

Tel: Central 336

SOLE AGENTS FOR

PUDLO"

Makes Cement Waterproof

66 FEUSOL"

#

The Immovable Fire Cement

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FACTORIES:-MANILA, P.I.

KING'S BUILDING. 3165..

A.P.B.

SOUTH CHINA KNITTING FACTORY.

Employs over 450 people and has 140 knitting machines, all recently imported from abroad, under the supervision of an American trained Expert Engineer.

This Factory,

the most Modern Knitting Factory in

South China, is now manufacturing MERCERISED SOCKS

of the same high qualityTM and dependability as the

COTTON SOCKS

Firm

with which the made their "reputation.

Full particulars given to all Export and Wholesale Firms interested in these goods, which are favourably known, and have acquired a high reputation, throughout S. America, Australia and Africa, as well as North China and India.

Office and Factory Cable Address:

Mongkok, Kowloon. Tel. K593 Sonchiknit, Hongkong.

AF.B.

THE WARM WEATHER IS HERE,

GAS FOR COOKING AND BATHS. SAVES TROUBLE. SAVES TIME. SAVES DIRT.

All the latest Gas appliances can be inspected at the Hongkong and China Gas Co.'s showroome, 26, Des Vœux Road Central and West Point.

·A.P.B.

THE HONGKONG DAILY

PRESS, FRIDAY. APRIL, STE,`` 1926

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

OXINES BY MAZ. 2. MELVILLE SMITH, MEL, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT.

· No. 290.

1-MOUNTED INFANTRY AND ARMOURED CAR COS. Parade at Corps Headquarters at 3.39 p.m. on Monday, 19th April Musketry Instruction Classca under Sergeanta Watson and Shaw followed by practice on the Miniature Range for those who have been specially instructed to atroad. 2-ARMOURED CAR COMPANY. Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.20 p.m. on Monday, 18th April. General Instruction for all Ranks,

(a) Vickers Gun drill and mechanism under C.S.. Hancock.

(b) Musketry Instruction under Sergts. Watson and Shaw...

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE

CLOSING "QUOTATIONS -

APRIL 8TH, 1950, Bmgkong Bank... ..$1,055 bay... 1,057) mm

Londen...

Marcantile Bank, A. & Bay.

£125 Dom.

Chartered Bank

· Do..

O......£1st bay,

P&O. Bank

$90 buy.

saus bay.

Phet Anin Bank: Carton Insurance Chies

Underwriters

China Insurance...

China Fire Insurance Hongkong Fire Insurance Dong baos HK, O. & M. Steamboats Hongkong Tags....... Indo-Chinas (Pref)

Do (Def.),

Shell Transports.... Star Fa Waterboste,

Oriental Navigations Ching Buy ass ********

Kailua

daa Mining Ad.... Langkats (combined)

Do. (single)

Drivers: Driving drill at HappyShanghxplorations. Valley as detailed by Sergt. Bruce.

Note: It is hoped to reform the Signal- ling Section in connection with the Cam. pany. Anyone interested, especially those on the Mobile Column, please com municate with Lieut. Moncrief.

a-SCOTTISH, COMPANY. Musketry Course Part I. will be fired at Stonecutters Rangs on Sunday, 11th April, 1993.

#Range Officer: Sed-Lieut. A. 5. Mac. kenzies

Launch will leave Murray Pier at 9 a. and call at Kowloon Fier at 9.10 a.m. +

+1

Dress: Uniform optional, but rides, bayonets and pouches must be taken.

Arms: Will be drawn from Head- quarters on Friday. 9th April. between 9am and 12 noon, or 2 and 4 p.m. or 5 and 6 p.m., and on Saturday, 10th April, between 9 am, and 1 p.m.

"

4.-RECONNAISSANCE CUP.

Corps Reconnaissance Cup for 1926 was won by the Engineer Company.

3.APPOINTMENT.

Capt. G. E. Swinton, M.C.) 1st Battalion. The East Surrey Regiment, took over the duties of Adjutant from Capt. L. D. Joll. M.C., FA, on the 7th April, 1926.

6-STRENGTH.

The following are taken on the strength, as from 7th April, 1996, and posted to No. 2 Platoon (Infantry Company):---

No. 1037 Pte. M. D. G. Hoare.

No. 1038 Pt. C. D. Wales,

No. 1039 Pte. 8. M. Garrard.

7. PROMOTIONS AND

APPOINTMENTS. .

The following promotions and appoint ments will take effect from the 6th April, 1926:-

ARMOURED CAR COMPANY.

No. 273 Lee. Corpl. J. V. Ramsay, to be

Corporal.

No. 673 Pte. V. Goulborn to be Lance-

Corporal.

Baubes Tronch Mines Ural Chpians HK.&K. Wharts.. HK

& W. Doaks Hongkows...itd.

Now Shanghai Dooks HKS Hotels Hongkong Lands ...... Hongkong Healtys (a.p.). HK. Territorials (LP). Humphreys

Batatas

Prince's Buildings.... Baral Lands

Ewo Cotton.... Orientals

(new).

Shanghai Cottons (old)

Do.. Amusementa Canton Ice Uements (combined)]....

Do. (old). Do. (now)

..$1.95 bay.

„Ws. 145 han...

1981) bay, 285 val.

170 buz. $330 buy. de ma Se nom. $25+ bay.

ska nom.

$35 nom. „H) nom. 87% buy. ebuy. „„gis nom.

KIRJU

$1, nom.

bay.

42/- bay. T. 234 br TI 18 buy.

Tis. 6f buy, & a

7 2008

bay.

..61/:

buy.

..8/. Dom. $191 Bo

..$80 nom.

Tha 166 buy.

Tis. 106 buy.

Tla. 5 boy.

..$10 buy, & **.

.46 buy.

$54 nom

$15 buy.

.$100 pom

$77. nom.

TL. 10 bay. Tis. St buy, Ti. 53 nom." Tu. 28 nom.

$11 bay. √7) nom. ..$10 sel.

..$13 buy.

$3 bug.

China Buses Chins Lights (combined)

"

(old)

(new)

Pis, 10 sol. Sel bay. 315 bay. ...11k sal.

Do. China Frevidenta Conswuctions Dairy Farmis................... Der A Wing (E.p.) Hongkong

Electrics Hacao Electries

ויי

K. Developments H.K. Bopes (combined). Do... (old)....

(10).. Hongkong Tramways Laas Urawfords... Mackintosh .............

Du.

Peak Trama (old)

Do. (new).. Sinceres.....

Uzzied AsbestOS.

Wataona (old)

W

Poralls ******

Singapore Tations

nom.

..$10 nom. ..304h zel, 63/63‡ AN.

..ста, пот. ....30 sal

10 до sat nom

1420 BUT.

UBEN

QUE

TO-DAY

SUPER ·

TO-MORROW

At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15,

METRO GOLDWYN

PRESENT

BUSTER KEATON

IN

"THE NAVIGATOR."

ONE OF

THE JOLLIEST COMEDIES EVER SCREENED.

At 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15 REAMS

THE FAMOUS TRICK

CYCLIST

WILL GIVE A SHORT DISPLAY.

THE STAR

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW FAY COMPTON and JACK BUCHANAN in

Wharves Watsons. Botela

THE HAPPY

Ferries

..87 buy.

$1! nom.

Dairy Farms

gut nom.

$12 buy,

$10 nom.

88 anl

bayryers; Balsellers; sales

nom.-nomina)

SINGAPORE RUBBER. DIVIDENDS AND QUOTATIONS. Mesare. Carroll Bros. received a cable No, 729 Pte. H. Dineley to be Lance from Singapore yesterday stating that

Corporal.

NO. 5 PLATOON.

6.--LEAVE.

The following are granted leave of absence from the Corpe:-.

"

No. 948 Spr. G. Davidson, Engineer

Co., from 1st April to 31st Decem bor, 1926.

No. 622 Pte. T. E. Jones, No. 3 Platoon, irom 10th April, to 9th November, 1926.

the price of Rubber is now 03 cte per lb.

The following dividends have been dee clared-

No. 1003 Ptc. J. Smith, Res. Seat. Co.,

from 1st April to 20th September," 1926.

No. 221 Sergt. Drmr. W. Brown, Scottish Co., from 1st May, 1920, to 28th February, 1927.

9-RESIGNATIONS."

The following are permitted to resign from the Corps:

No. 543 Corpl. A. Forsyth, M.. Co,

as from 31st March, 1925.

No. 616 Spr. R. E. G. Nicholls, En- gineer Co., as from 7th April, 1996.

G. E. SWINTON, Capt.,

Adjutant, E.K.V.D.C. NOTICE.

HÖNGKONG RIFLE LEKUE MEETING, Hongkong Rife League Moeting will

be hold at Stonecutters Range on Satur- day, 24th, and Sunday, 29th, April, 1996

Hongkong, 9th April, 1828..

EXCHANGE RATES.

[BRITISH WINELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, April 7th: To-day's exchange rates are as follows: Paris

130.40 Brussels

Amsterdam

Berlin

Copenhagen Vienna Helsingfors Lisbon Buenos Aires

Shanghai Yokohama

New York Geneva Milan..... Stockholm Oslo Frague Madrid

Bio

Bombay

Hongkong

Silver (apot)

Silver (forward)

1251

12.12

20.43

19.57

34.45

193

21

44

2/11

1/10.13-30

4.Ber

25.20

120.90

18:14

22.63

164 34:38

4.13-18

1/el

2/3

20.15-10

30.

Malaka Pindas, 8 per cent, interima. Mayfields, 50 per cent. final, .. Radellaa, 15 per cent, &nal.

Ayer Panas

Balgownies Bassetta

Indragiris

Jerams Jimahs

ENDING."

THE WORLD

TO-DAY AT 5.15 & 9.15

SIR 'OSWALD STOLL"

PRESENT!

"MOON OF ISRAEL."

INVESTMENTS.

WE BUY

New Engineers

Hkong. Banka

Malakoff

Steamboats

Jimas, Jerams

WE BELL

Hkong. Amusements.

Electrica

Ferries

Lane, Crawforda

1.Trans

No Lot Too Small No Lot Too Large.

Constructions

i Union Inanrances

Lunas

Haubs

HONGKONG SMALL INVESTORS SHARE & REAL ESTATE CO.

TZL. 4830.

10, Des Voeux Road.

(125

MESSRS. DUNLOP RUBBER CO.

have the honour to announce that Mlle. SUZANNE LENGLEN

AND

Miss HELEN WILLS

LAWN

with the

I shall

DUNLOP

STITCHLESS

TENNIS BALL

"

WHICH WAS USED THROUGHOUT THE ́CARLTON CANNES LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Miss WILLS states:—

I found the ball exceedingly satisfactory." certainly be glad to play with them again in the South. of France Championships at Nice.

Mlle. LENGLEN states:—

I shall certainly wish to play with the same balls' next time I meet Helen.

THE ECONOMY BALL COSTS LESS-AND LASTS LONGER. In Airtight Tins of 4......810.50 per dozen. Obtainable at LANE, CRAWFORDS.

played their great match

"i

The latest cabled quotations are:-

Allenbys....

$3.35

Alor Gajabs

2.90

Amalgamated Malays

4.85

Ayer Moleks

3.00

14.50

4.70

1.55

Brogas

1.73

Bukit Jelotongs

1.35.

Bakit Katils

1.40

Changkat Serdangs

9.80

Connemara

2.63.

Glenealies

3.00

10,50

1.75

2.55

4.80

Kempas

10.50

Kuala Sidims

4.55

Lunas

4.40

Malaka Pindas

3.30

Malakoffs

5.00

Mandai Tekongs

*0.95

Mayields

15.00

Mentakabs

0.70

New Serendabs

4.78

Pajams,

14:75

Punggors

1.45

Sandycrofts

4.50

Bcudais

3.30

Sungei Bagang

4.70

Tapahs

30.00

Tambalaks

1.50

Teluk Ansons

United Malaccas Utan Simpane

15.50" 3.10 4.75

Kedaba

SHANGHAI COMPANIES.

Mesars. Benjamin & Patts received the following cable from their Shanghai Once yesterday':— '

Mentoukou, output 18,870 tons for

March Bemambu, final dividend of 20 cents, Making 30 cents for the year.

Manchurian Gold Fields, Ltd., was re-

A cablegram "to London last month from the secretary of the Canadian! Pacific Railway Co., Montreal, states). that the results of the operations of the railway for the year ended December 31st left & net revenue available for A dividends of 326,218,269. After payment the surplus is $3,010,315. of all dividends declared for the year. for 1925 remains at 10 per cent, the same as last year. The special income for the year, after making allowances for contingent reserves, is $11,357,376

ON SALE.

The dividend.

gistered as a public company on March ONGKONG HANBARD REPORTS 8th, with a nominal capital of £20,000 LEGISLATIVE

in £1 shares, to adopt an agreement with Session 1925, E B. leher. Minimum cash subscrip

well (director of Pilbara Copper Fields); t W. Broadbridge,; Hove; Commander E. B. Pilcher, R.N

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