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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY APRIL 10TH, 1920

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD.

Tel. Central 986,

Queen's Buildings.

BOLE AGENTS FOR

BOLL'S UNITED ASBESTOS CO. LTD..

MANUFACTURERS OF

"Victor Matallio," ""Dagger,"

A

"Beefer" Packings.

Bell's" Asbentor Compositions.

Quadrupla

"Scamander" Engine & Cylinder Oils.

Salamanderite Jointing."

ANCHOR BRAND

PURE MANILA ROPE.”

* THE CORDAGE YOU CAN TRUST.”

MARINE ROPE

TRANSMISSION

OF POWER ROPE

CABLE LAID

HAWSERS

WELL DRILLING CABLES

ESTABLISHED 1854

STI

YNCHAUS

ROPE

FACTORY

MANILA,

-RUPES OF ALL SIZES FOR ALL PURPOSES

MADE FROM PURE MANILA

13

HEMP

MANUFACTURED

BY THE MOST MODERN

MACHINERY.

STOCKS ON HAND OF ALL' SIZES, ENQUIRIES SOLICITED:

FACTORIES:-MANILA, PI

CENTRAL 3185.

HONGKONG OFFICE:

KING'S BUILDING.

TELEPHONE

A.P.B.

GODOWNS AT MACASSAR, DUTCH EAST INDIES. Trópical humidity, salt atmosphere and rain canse the rapid deterioration of unprotected Steel sheets ROBERTSON'S ASBESTOS PROTECTED METAL ROOFING withstands all these.

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Sole Agents:

Messrs. DAVIE BOAG & Co.

Bank of Canton Buildings.

A.P.B.

WHY?

Ie Mac's Cafeteria becoming more popular every day? Because of the augmented service and catering facilities. You can obtain the finest assortment of French Pastries, and fancy cakes. Wedding and Birthday cakes made at the

shortest notice.

Chocolates, Bon Bons, and the finest selection of Biscuits made fresh daily.

MAC'S SODA

CAFETERIA FOUNTAIN.

With the advent of the warm weather you will find it very refreshing to call into Macs and order a cool drink.

The Soda Fountain is open from 8am. till midnight daily, and all kinds of Sundaes, and Ice Cream Sodas can be served

**THE NATION'S KEY MEN."

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

TRIBUTE TO THE BRITISH

OFOBING QUOTATIONS. MERCANTILE MARINE. ?

Apaul Dez; 1996. Bangkong Bank.....$1,055-buy. 1,057/60, Many members of the Mercantile.

Day [London........... £195 nom. Marine will doubtless be particularlyChartered Bank...

Mermatils Bank, A. & B... interested in the little rohmme entitled Do

P.&O. Bank... The Nation's Key-Meu" which has East Asia been written by Mr. William H. Coombs. Cantan

Mr. Coombs a few years ago was in this part of the world doing "a job of work" for which apparently he received a quite respectable remuneration. Re- ference is made to the fact in the preface

Bwak Enentance

North Okins Insurance China Underwriters Union Insurance Yangisse Insurance China Fire Insurance Hongkong Fire Insurance

Donglass

$90 buy sues bay. ..$1.95 buy.

Sas bay, 285,

3170 bay.

1550 bay.

...

buy

388 nom.

87-buy.

C. & M. Steamboate .......

Tags******

where Mr. Coombs explains that in order (Fret).

to take up the duties upon which he is at present engaged it was necessary for him to sacriñce an appointment in China his income from which, in 1990, was equivalent to £1,400.

:

The explanation is deemed necessary because Mr. Coombs is now a joint Managing Director of the Navigators and General Insurance Company, Ltd., and ho wishes to anticipate any criticism that his book has been written to advertise this Company or to bring personal gain

Do (IMOL.), Shall Transports Star Ferran... Waterboats... Oriental Navigations Chins Sugars Malabon Bugsen Benguete

Kaila Mining Ad... Langkate (combined) Dio (single) Bhaoghar plasti Shanghai Loans

Tronoh Mines Ural Caricians HE&K Wharts.

K., & W. Docks.

to himself. Since the formation of his bringin

Company, he says, his income from it has never exceeded £200 a year and his. hours of daily labour have never been less than fifteen." Although the Company has been phenomenally successful, no dividends have been paid in order that† the resources might be conserved for the benent of the Mercantile Marine officer.

Having made his personal position clear Mr. Coomby sets out to give us facts and gores and extracts from articles in order to show that the life of the Mercantile Marine officer is often a

Lands .....

Shanghai Dooks.... EE &8. Hotel Hongkong Realtys (c.p.) BK Teritorials (fap.). Prince's Building Humphreys Estates. Bora! Lands

Cottons

..$$ nom.

#15 nom.

$35 nom.

Ti 24

buy Tis 12 buy. Tis: of bay, 11. 7. nom.

65/- 8/-nom. ..$151 nom. $80 RAM Tls 165 bog. T. bj buy.

bag.

$10.10 buy.

*mon 198*

..$6 buy. .801 HOL.. 318 bay. 50 năm.

$7 no „Tax. 101 buy.

55 bey

11. 27 buy, sil bay.

$18) sol

Orientala Shanghai Cottons (old)

Do. (new) Amusements Canton Ices ....... Cements (combined)....

Do. (old) Do Chins Lights (combined)

Do (old) Do.. (new)

$1! sal Chins Providenti.............37 sei. Constructions. .......... Dairy Farma

hard one and that his services are China Busan deserving of greater recognition than they now receive. In Mr. Coombs" opinion, however, the "Nation's Key- Men will not embrace Trade Unionism until the day when the British Medical Association and the Law Society apply for affiliation, with the Trade Union Con.

gress..

Der A Wing (Lp.) Hongkong Electrica.... Macao Electrioni.

Do

Do. (now).. Hongkong Tramways Lane Crawfords. Macintoshs.. Peak Trams (old)

Do, (now). Sinceres Tisda "United. Asbestos Watana (old) Win Powells Singapore Tractions

Mr. Coombs' thumbnail sketch of Mr.HE. Developments. Lansbury is interesting. My impression FLK, Hopes (combined) of Mr. Lansbury," ho writes, "was that

(ok!) be must have started his political life as a John Bull, a John Bull with an intense desire to set the wrongs of the under-dog right. His kindly, spontaneous and disinterested efforts to relieve.. anxiety gave ample. proof of his essen- tially human outlook. I think impatience and failure and inability to repair Rome in a day has led him to the political com panionship of those who wish to destroy Rome without having the plans or mate rials for a new city ready. His associa tions with such people and the com- plexities thus arising have made him almost one of them, but I am convinced that, emphatic as Mr. Lansbury himself would probably be to deny it, under- neath all the sickening liaison between himself and a crowd of men from whom he is in reality as the poles apart, is essentially a man who prefers a kipper to caviare and good English beer to vodka.

The NATION'S, KEY-MEN-By William 11. Commbr, F.R.G.S., Muster Mariner. Price öffnet.

COMPANY REPORT. CHINA SUGÁR REFINING.CO.. LIMITED.

The report for presentation to the shareholders at the fifty-eighth annual general meeting states:

$13 buy,

The 10 vel.

sai buy.

318 buy

UBEN Cinemsi

QUBER

TO-DAY ONLY

At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15

9.15.

METRO GOLDWYN

PRESENT

BUSTER KEATON

"THE NAVIGATOR."

ONE OF THE JOLLIEST COMEDIES EVER SCREENED.

At 5.15, 7.15 & 915 REAMS

THE FAMOUS TRICK CYCLIST

WILL GIVE A SHORT DISPLAY.

THE STAR

TO-DAY ONLY

FAY COMPTON and JACK BUCHANAN "in

"THE HAPPY ENDING."

830 пот. $63 nom 1340 nom.

,225 cts. nom.

WE BUY

Wharves "Watsons

11630 Bal..

10 sal,

135 zal.

$214 bay.

2) nom.

Big non.

Hctels

Ferries

117+ bug.

Dairy Farme

87 buy.

şii nom. ..sel.

$12 bay.

$10 nom.

7.88 Bel...

bar-buyers; sel-seller; 12-talen z

nom-no

EXCHANGE RATES:

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.

SERVICE]

RUGBY, April 8th. Today's exchange rates are as follows:" Paris

140 Brussels

Vienna..

127%

Amsterdam Berlin

35 193

20,43

Copenhagen

18.47

34.43

Helsingfors

193

As

Lisbon Buenos Aires Shanghai Yokohama New York Genera Milan Stockholm Oslo Prague Madrid

4)

414

9/118

1/101

4.80

23.20

120.85

18.14

22.05.

184

34.39

1/01

2/31

30.1/16

30%

The proft and loss account for the years 1925 shows a loss of $1,471,800.58. there was debit of $32155.28 brought forward from the previous account, the debit balance to be carried forward to the new account is $1,503,953.88.

Consulting Committee:-The present Committee consists of Hon. Sir Paul Chater, K., C.M.G.. Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang and Mr. H. P. White, who offer themselves for re-election...

Auditors: The accounts have been audited by Meas78. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews and Messra. Percy Smith, Seth Fleming, Incorporated Accountants.

JASDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.. General Agents. Hongkong, 23th March, 1920

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

SMALL DIVIDEND THIS YEAR.

At a meeting held yesterday. morning in connection with the allocation of the yearly dividend on shares in the firm of Messrs. Lane, Crawford, Ltd., it was de- cided, subject to audit, to pay a dividend of 30 cents per share this year.

Last year a dividend of $1.25 per share was paid.

hygienically and tastefully which is synonymous of Mack Al

Call in on your way home from the Movies.

THE POPULAR BUSINESS TIFFIN From 12 Noon to 2.30 pm. $1.20

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QUEEN'S THEÁTRE.

AN ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME. The current programme at the Queen's Theatre which concludes to-day is one of variety and excellence. In addition to the humoron-film starring Buster Keaton in The Navigator, there is a Hal Roach comedy-" California or Bast," which is quite funny, and also the British news film. Not least on this interesting programme is a film showing every race at the Easter Monday Steeplechase Meet- ing under the auspices of the Fanling Hunt, and also shows the Committee and the presentation of. cups. There is also a short, but very clever display by Bex Reams, the trick cyclist.LEN

Tomorrow there will be complete change of programme at the Queen's KRUPP'S 2750,000: DEFICIT,

Theatre, when the principal picture fen ture on the bill will be a fine screen pro- Herr, Krupp von Bohlen stated. ntduction entitled The Painted Flapper.'" the annual meeting of the Krupp Com There will also be a musical interlude at pany that the loss for the past financial the 9.15 performance such as the public year was 16,233,772 marks (in round has learned to look for on Sunday even-

inks. figures £750,000), which would be carried THESTAR." over. The chief loss of the company was in connection with the Germania ship. At the Star Theatre Kowloon, building works Contracts for ships The Happy Ending," adapted from lan which had been made were carried out Hay's story dealing with the trials of a at a loss on account of the rise in the woman consequent upon the return of a price of raw materials, increase in wages, long-dead" husband, is being shown and 'the cost of management.

to-day. It is full of

interesting situations and has been "produced amid the fine scenery of the Thames banks.

Bome of the items which contributed to the deficit in the balance sheet may be noted: Taxes, £770,000 workmen's

insurance, £390,000; and interest loans, £210,000.

the wonder dog is featured in "The On Sunday and Monday, Strongheart,

Bilent Call

THE

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TO-DAY AT 5:15 & 9.15

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PRESENTAZ "MOON OF ISRAEL.

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Hongkong

Weekly Press.

THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE CHANGE IN THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN SOUTH CHINA DURING THE PAST WEEK. BUT THERE HAVE BEEN STARTLING HAPPENINGS IN THE NORTH.

Peking has been bombed from the air. News has been coming through almost every day of important military operations.

These events are bound to re-act upon commerce throughout China, and business, men at Home will want to be informed regarding them.

THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS, published to-day,

gives the details in a concise and readable form. Copies should be sent to everyone who has any association with the Far East.

-To-day's issue also contains the full report of the meeting

of the China Provident, Loan and fortgage Company. This will be of particular interest to all former residents of the Colony.

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