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THE DANGEROUS SEASON.
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WA, L'RE BINAAN DIOMICS, HA 1 for Blood à Zida Dis. 20, 1 for Cheranda Takauma, 1053_ JT. SRÁNI E DEVERIA, PERO DI MALÍN, AL DA. ES Comme Man, C5, Beramiosk Rd, 37A, London, ON SCAR - PROM 10, Boseman fee KaTINE CHE, O 12 MOST DEKKIE IN VALIREKNEK
NEW DUTCH "MAIL LINER.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
THE PIETER CORNELISZOON
in the
HOOFT."
REVIEW OF THE YEAR'S WORKING.
The Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, the naw
The President of the Bank of Taiwan motor liner of the Netherlands Steamship gave a interesting general review of the Company, arrived at Singapore last week | Knancial situation of Japan and of the economic condition of Taiwan at the course of her maiden voyalty-fourth general meeting of the share age from Holland. The liner is the holders of the Bank held in Tokyo on owners' largest vessel and is the biggest September 1st.. passenger liner trading between Holland And the Netherland East Indies. Har
7TH, 1926
Referring particularly to Taiwan he said that early in the year the bumper.
"TO-DAY at
ALL SHOWS
2.30.
5.10
QUEEN'S
9.20
7.15
length is 120 fest b.p., the beam 07 feel harvest of the preceding year had The Comedy that is ONE LONG LAUGH
inches, and her gross tonnage about inaugurated a period of prosperity in 14,000. She has passenger accommoda- the agricultural communities, as mani- tion for 40 first class, 301 second class, fested in the increase in the price of 18 third class and 34 fourth class passen land, and indications were not wanting gers. Her cargo capacity is for 10,000 that pointed to a coming season of brisk tour and she has two 4,000 b.h.p. eight-trade in the island. But the failure of cylinder Sulzar engines, giving a sea the crops, particularly of rice, in the term under review, due to the unfavots- speed of 18 knots.
waad
The various public rooms on Pieterable weather conditions, and the de- Cornelistoon Houft exceedingly preciation of the island's staple products,
A sugar, caused
in luxurious in character and have an in- rice and terest in that, the decoration of the din- the income of the rural communities, and ing saloon, music room. writing saloon,
the expected commercial prosperity fail
to materialize. No, new busineas smoke room and the cabines-deluxe does ed not, as is common with British liners, enterprise worth consideration was start- ed, transactions in land fell of, and follow any period style, but represent the term closed amidas signs of general modern Dutch ideas.
In the dining saloon the scheme is indepression. The deposita with the entire black and white, with bronze figures in banks gradually decreased in and after Marth and by the close of the term stood the balustrading in the balcony abare. The ceiling in the central dome is of at Y.3,933,000, which was a fall of beaten copper, and in the wings the ceil- ings, are in gold and white. The pillars are encased in antique bronze, the colour
.1,160,000 as compared with the corre spending period of 1923. The note issue of this Bank averaged Y. 17,099,000, being. of fumed oak..
a decrease of Y.3,070,000 from the preced- The music-saloon-has-four large windowsing half year. The external trace of the looking out to the bows of the ship, as increase of 13,310000 over the corre island aggregated 1.950,610,000, being un well as two on each side, in addition to a glass-panelled door. The ceiling is in sponding period of the preceding year. gold and white and the panelling of It comprised expers to, and imports polessander. On the walls are light from foreign countries, amounting re- Flemish tapestries. The smoking room is spectively to Y.23,100,000 and Y 34,360,000 A lofty compartment, unobstructed by and exports to, and imports from the pillars, and has a deep bay on each side, mainland. amounting respectively together with numerous long windows Ebony panelling with carved bas reliefs
nt the forward and after ends are inter-
spersed with beaten copper panels and surmounted by representations of old Roman palaces The ceiling is in gold and silver and the chairs and alcove seats are upholstered in dark tapestry.
The Pieter Corneliuzoon Hooft will be followed, in due course, by the larger motor liner Christian Huygens, recently. laid down for the same owners at the
to
134,000,000 and 1.58,060,000. These figures showed a more or less increase over the corresponding period of 1995, but this was essentially the result of the thriving business in the term immediately preceding and the speculative transac
tions induced by the tariff reform, and the island lost in its general purchasing power by reason of the depreciation of its staple products.
yard of the Netherland Shipbuilding Co. HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE
THE CHINA COAST.
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CHANGES IN OFFICER
· PERSONNEL.
Mr. W. Peplow, from reserve, has gone chief officer, Shantung,
Mr. T. L. Rasmussen, chief officer, Shantung, has
gone chief officer, Ngankin
Mr. F. H. W. Graybrook, from re- serve, has gone chief cfficer, chang."
Mr. L.M. Buratt, second officer,
| Chenan, has gone second offices, Fengtien. Mr. T. P. Graham, second officer,
Fengtien, has gone second officer,
Liangchow.
F. L. Griffiths, from reserve, has gone chief officer, Chenon.
Captain W. Nooa, from leave, has gone master, Chenan
Captain W. 3. "Larter, of the Chenan ís on reserve.
Mr. J. Paterson, sup'y second officer, Hain Peking, has gone second officer, Chrnan.
Mr. O. S. Rushton, from leave. has gone chief officer, Tatung.
Mr. C. Carrington, chief officer, Slangtan, is on leave.
Mr J. S. E. Oliver, third engineer, Chunan, is on reserve. Mr. W. H. Adam, from reserve, has gous third engineer, C'husan.
Mr. G. L. Stancliffe, sup'y second officer, Loonguo, is on reserve.
Mr. E. Gostling, from reserve, has gone chief officer, Auto.
Mr. J. J. McLeavy, acting chief officer, Kutwo, has gone second officer, Loungwa. Mr. J. J. Thompson, fourth engineer, Lienshing, has gone third engineer, Fai thing. Mr. A. Clark, third engineer, Taishing, is on Teserve.
Captain J. C. Liang, from reserve, has gone master Kaiping. Mr. A. Wat son, acting master, Kasping has gone chief officer, same ship. Mr. W. E Costain, acting chief officer, Kaiping, is
on reserve.
Mr. F. Fine, second officer, Hain Kiangteen, has gone second officer, Kiangtah,
Mr. H. T. Sawyer, second officer, Kuungtad, is an reserve.
Mr. A. J. Kalnin, chief officer, Tai ahun, has gone chief officer, Kwanglee:
Mr. C. Skreitul, acting chief officer, Kwanglee, has gone' second officer, anme ship.
CLOSING QUOTATIONE.
Hanging Bank
OCTORZA 6TH, 1920,
..$1,185 buy.. Do., London..... £133 nom. Chartered Bank. ...........21 buy. Mercantile Bank, A. & B......£30) 200
Do. P.&O. Bank East Asia Baar. Canton Insuranca. China Underwriters North China, Losurance
„213;aum.
£94 kay.
$8 nom.
„8621 buy. Sinom T. 145
noth
Union learance ***
$993 som Yangiza Ingüranes
Mez 130 bay. China Fire Insurance
$200.bay. Hongkong Fire Insurance...$610 bay. Douglases.......$27 bay. H.K., U. & M. Steamboat bay. Hongkong Tags... Indo-China (Prof.)
Da
(Vet.),...
Shell Transports
'star Ferrissa...
Waterboats, China sugar....
Malabon Dagara Kaia Mining Ad. Bengro Lang (combined)
Lo (single)
Shanghai xplorations. Shanghai Loana Banbe Tronch Mines
Ural Caspians... H.K.&. Wharfs...... FLE, & W. Docks ................. Hongkow
boy. 1130 buy. $42 buy, YU/• Bet.
buy, 23/24 Ba.
$15
bay,
$23 buy..
$36 nom.
nom.
40/- Mi,
Th. 4th bay, &a..
Th. I bay.
1. pom.
Tim. 3 buy,
Irdr. bay
80/. 217.
18/-pon
$120 L ..bet nom
Tia, 175 buy. 'Tis, 6.30 bay.
Now Kngineerings.........ancerin Shanghai Dook H&B Hotels $10.40 buy. Hongkong .............. Hongkong Realtys .........37) nom.
Lands
Humphreys atsta...
H.K. Territoriale more
Prince's Buildings........ Burst Lands Ewo Lotions Orientals Shanghai Costons (pla}
..$14) bay.. „SSY DOM..
TH. 91 buy., 9.35 za. Tina bay, 3 sed Tla. BS buy. ..11.27 boy.
111, 10) nom.
Do. Chias Buses
Borgkong Tramways Pest Trama (old) ....
Do. Singapore Tractions Amusements.......$12 bay. $7 Dom Dish nom.
252 buy., 25.80/26 25.
$15 som $7.00-nom. ...15/9
Tank Antiq
Canton cas · Amand Cemeta (combined) .............
Du
شاون
(now)
Mr. G. S. Edmondson, second officer China Lights (combined) Kwanglee, is on reserve.-Shipping and Engineering.
EXCHANGE RATES."
(BRITISH WIRELEAS SERVICE.]
Paris
Brussels Amsterdam Berlin Copenhagen Vienna V...... Helsingfors Lisbon Buenos Aires
Macio Electrics
12 noza. buy.
$21 buy. $14 bay, $11 bay.
nom.
$1e buy., 19 sa.
8 rel $5 bay.
$35 40ul
B.K. Bops (combined)......$20 sal
United Abertos punonie
-9 дом.
„$19) nom. $il nota..
Watsons (old), «monarga.............. 152 buy. Wm. Powells asimonious
До
(old)
1944
Do
(DOT)
China Providente
Constructions Mein
Dairy Farma vierne
Der A Wings Hamper
Hongkong Mlectrics.....
RUGBY, October 5th.
(old)
(now).
173
Lane Urawfords.......
178
Mackintosha...nunsyonisvara
12:112
Sinceres
20.37
18.27
34.36
· 1921
2.13/32
43.15/18
Shanghai
2/7
Tokohama
New York
Geneva
1/1181/82 4.83.3/18 25.11
Milea
1281-
Stockholm
18.15
Oslo
22.141
Prague
1631
Madrid
32.30
Rio
+78
Bombay
Hongkong
15.29/32 2/01
Silver (spot forward)20,5/16
buy buyers; sel-sellera; să-sales Domaɔminsi,
FORTY WINKS
WITH
RAYMOND GRIFFITH
SECOND
BIG PICTURE
OF
GREATER MOVIE SEASON
ADDED ATTRACTION:
“A MOVIE MAD MAID FOX COMEDY SCREEN SNAPSHOTS: GAUMONT GRAPHIC.
TO-DAY
ONLY
at THE WORLD
RICHARD BARTHELMESS
IN
WHAT IS PROBABLY HIS GREATEST PICTURE
THE BRIGHT SHAWL
A GLOWING ROMANCE OF REVOLUTIONARY CUBA.
STAR
CONTINUOUS 5.30 to 8.30. p.m.
LLOYD HUGHES
IN
SCARS of JEALOUSY.
At 9.30 p.m.
TREMENDOUS SUCCESS OF
NEW
DICK NORTON
AND HIS
GLOBE
GLOBETROTTERS
2nd
PROGRAMME
TO-NIGHT.
PRICES $3, $2 and $1.
BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S AND STAR
.A.P.C. MAN MARRIED AT SINGAPORE.
MR. MD. P. GILROY, AND MISS
J. MCMILLAN. -
THE QUEEN'S THEATRE.
FORTY WINKS" AND BAYMOND
GRIFFITE.
"Forty Winks," which opened at the Queen's Theatre yesterday, is an admir- A very pretty wedding was solemnised able successor to The Black Pirate,” at the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, on and, while of an entirely different calibre September 28th, the bride and bridegroom to that him, it is thoroughly entertain- being Mr. M. D. P. Gilroy, of the Asiatic ing, and should not fail to prove a "big Petroleum Co., Singapore, son of Mrs. draw until Saturday night when the
final screezing takes place. Reid, of Kampong Bahru Road, Binga- Forty Winks" has been described as pore, and Misi Jessie McKenzie McMillan, a comedy, but it would be more correct elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. McMillan, to call it a capital comedy-drama, with of Aberdeen The Rev. G. E Douglas a high spice of humour introduced be officiated.
tween the thrills by the noted milk hat The bridesmaids were Miss Marian comedian," Raymond Griffith. This well- Gilroy, sister of the bridegroom, and known movie-actor plays the part of the Miss Nora Holmes. Mr. O. A Matheson, well-dressed, rather sappy, insipid, and
Johnny" type of Briton, cousin of the bridegroom, was best map, altogether and the bride was given away by the Hor with brains enough behind the foppish- Mr. G. C. Clarke.
nces to retrieve the stolan Navy Coast Defence Plans,-to perfection. His famous:
silk hat" also figures prominently throughout an excellent picture which does not allow for one dull moment from the screening of the first scene to the
After the wedding a reception was held at Tilton, Gallop Road, the residence of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Clarke. ·
Sir Stanley Fisher has been appointed Chief Justice of Ceylon, Called to the There were many beautiful presents, Bar in 1890, Sir Stanley Fisher was ap- including bride to bridegroom, gold wrist pointed President of the District Court let watch; bridegroom to bride, fitted shooting of the last.
As stated, the picture will continne of Kyrenia, Cyprus, in May, 1902: Puisne Morocco leather travelling case; bride- Judge of Cyprus in 1011 and Chief Justice groom to bridemaids, gold bracelets, until Saturday. It will be followed on in 1919. From January 24th to March bride's parents, H.M.V. cabinet gramo Sunday by Tom Mix in "The Rainbow, (a sequel to "Riders of the 14th, 1924, he went on special commis, phone and canteen of cutlery; bride | Trail,' sion to Cairo under the Foreign Office.groom's parents, clock; European staff, Purple Sage") which will run until Tues- He was appointed Chief Justice of Aziatic Petroleum Co., canteen of cut day. "Madame Sans Gene" is also book
ed for early showing. Trinidad in 1924
lory.
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