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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11th, 1929.

Money and Markets

HONG KONG `MARKET

REPORTS.

Quotations as yesterday's local market for rice, sugar and other foodstuffs wore as follow;-.

Rice,

Per Picul

8.55 7.46 0.02

7.18

Red Horse

Groen Seal...

Red Kam Au

-Star...

Green Seal Brand

87.53

7.18 8.82 678- 3.38

Blue Belt White

Red Paarl White

8.82 9.00

Bite Beal Brewer

8.33

Green Seal Old A

Red Seal White Glutinous...

No. 9 White Broker

Green Beal Glutinous

Red Seal White Brower.

Sugar.

8.64

Per Pival

No. 18 coarse powdered

$7.38

No. 20 coarse powdered

No. 4 coarse powdered......

7.43 7.78.

Miscellaneous.

Newchang Red Bean

Hong Kong.

Sai Sing Yellow Bean

Per Picul. 87.10 7.60

White Grapes

... 33.00

STOUT

A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION

SOLE AGENTS:

GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.,

ST. GEORGES BUILDING, ICE HOUSE STREET.

Tel Central No. 135.

750,000

IS THE

TREMENDOUS

NUMBED

OF

FRIGIDAIRE

UNITS IN USE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

THE CHOICE OF SUCH AN ARMY OF USERS MUST BE FOUNDED ON ABSOLUTELY SOUND

PERFORMANCE

AND RELIABLE SERVICE

SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR HONG KONG & SCHINA.

DODWELL & COLD

QUEEN'S BUILDING

TEL. C.1030

"CANTON COTTON YARN

REPORTS.

LATEST QUOTATIONS.

GERMANY AND CHINA,

HUGE TRADE INCREASE."

REGISTERED LETTERS IN

BRITAIN.

POST OFFICE TO BE RENDERED LIABLE FOR LOSS.

The Postmaster-General is not legally liable for the loss, damage, delay, non-delivery, or mis delivery of anything sent by post and the final decision upon all questions of compensation resta with him."

The Foreign Affairs Committee of

This declaration in the official the Raichstag, on December 19th, Post Office Guide will have to be approved the Sino-German trade altered in the Crown Proceedings agreement, regarding which the Bill just introduced in the House of Commons, becomes law, na, it is Government spokesman pointed out expected to do probably (that all restrictions discriminating | scision.

against Germany's position compar; ed with other countries in trade

with China had been removed.

Germany's trade with China had aince 1923 exceeded all prewar Agures In 10 the valde of goods exfunge with China surpassed that in 1923, by 4 per cent, and for the frat half of the year 1828 it had already reached the total for 1913 In both 1927 and 1999 Ger- many's exports to China, had ex- ceeded imports from that country by 100 per cent.

EXCHANGE RATES.

[BEITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.

Paris

New York Brussels

Седена Amsterdam

Miinn

BUGBY, Jan. Sth.

124,093

4.85 1/32 31.905..

23.19

14.09

CANTON, Jan. 9th.

.02.673

Per

Berlin

90.403

Bole.

Stockholm

18.13

No. 42 Five Sons

$566

Copenhagen

18.182

Fui He Butterfly

*520

Osto

18.191

324

Vicana

34473

No. 32 Pine Deer

478

Prague

163)

Double Horse Tiri Koon

456

Helsingfors

192)

Madrid...

29.73

No. 90 City of Gold

324

Lisboa

1082

Globe

319

Athens

375

Good Harvest

314

Bucharest

.808

Double Horse

311

Rio

5 29/32

Tin Koon

390

Buenos Aires

47}

Double Elephant

320

Bombay

1/8 1/32

Tram Car

308

Shanghai

2/74

Shepherd..

303

Hoa Long T

2/01

Thres Stars

308

Yokohama...

1/10 23/39

Fui Kwai

315

Silver (spot)

20

995

Silver (forward)

90 7/16

994

No. 12 City of Gold

283

Peacock

Fui. Kwai

274

Aeroplane

274

No. 10 Sailing Vessel

239

'CLOSING QUOTATIONS...

City of Gold

Peacock

Lotus Bee

+235

Lion No. 4

208 205

No. 16 Globe p

Fui Kwai

Tram Car

Tai Fat

No. Lion

CANTON MARKET REPORTS.

HONG KONG STOCK

EXCHANGE....

JANUARY 10TH, 1999. B.E. Bazkentamin$1,340 baya--

Do, London....£147) nom. Chartered Banka 220 bay. Marcantils Banks, A. &B...£34 nom.

Do

C...214

20m. P. & 0. Banks

£t Dom East Asia Banks

386 kuy. Canton InsurancNİ

$6671 buy $3851 buy

37). Union Insurances North China Ia pe Tix.

bay. Yenglaze Insurances.....M. 350 num. China Underwritern.....$2.40 sel. China Fire Lesurantes....5280 buy, ong Kong Fire Ins... 780 mont Picul. Doug..

Hong

..139 now. $11.20

Steamboats $29 sel H.K. Tog

....$1.

$1.40 rel Indo-Chmas (red.).....850 buy. (Def.) $90 buy

Quotations done at Wednesday's market in rice, sugar, flour and oil were as follows:-

Rice.

Fer

all Transports.......118/- nom.

Union Waterboats...

...120 buy,

Benguets-we-12.40 buy.

Kailan Mining Admin... 70/- buy.. 73/- 59. Langkata (combined)......The. 10.89 nom.

Tla. it now.

on to tringle) (9) DOM.

Explorations: Shanghai Loans ......

Obai Me White See Chim White Pak Kan Yuk

H.K

10.09

8.78

Green Lion......

9.62

Red Lion Siam

9.70

Shell

Three Marks

9.31

Full Moon

9.69

Green Bat

9.89

Green Elephant

9.86

Red Scal

9.80.

Red Star

9.60

Red Dragon

9.64

Green Bird

9.12.

Red Seal No. 3 ap

8.20

Per

Sugar.

Pical

FR. & W. Docks

Chins Providents

Taels.

Hangkaw

No. 2 concse powdered

8.50

New Engineerings

No. 3 eparse powdered

8.00

No. 20 coarse powdered...... No. 1 Gradulated

8.10

No. 1 Fine Granulated

Asahi Beer

Invigorating & refreshing.

Dalton

T. 3 bay.

ziom Trunch Mines ...........17/6 nose. H.K. & K. Whasis.... ..$134 nom.

this

if

One of the proposals of the Bill is that the Postmaster-General

shall be liable for the loss of regis tered packets up to the amount insured by the registration fec. At under certain rules, but only as a present compensation paid, matter of grace. The Bill will give senders the right to sue the Post Office if compensation is refused.

The Bil also proposes to extend dered to "any of his Majesty's the law of salvage to services ren- ships or aircraft."

for costs in any action in the same The Crown is to be made liable

manner as any subject.

“A FANTASTIC FABLE."

MISS RADOLYFFE HALL ON RUMOURED BETROTHAL.

Loodoo, December 17th:-The Press Association state that Mian Radclyffe Hall, the authoress of "The Well of Loneliness," em- phatically denied a rumour that she is engaged to be married.

"It is a fantastic fable," she aaid, "and has no foundation in any fact of any kind."

Liverish People Need

Vichy Celestins

VICHY-CÉLESTINS is a natural Verhaps the liver

to function normally. Its gently stimulating effect is welcomed "in aft case of sluggishness. It clears, the blood stream from ali impurities.

Vicby-Celsating is very pleasant to the taste, and may be taken at meals either slons or mixed with light.wines. or spirits.

The French Natural Mineral Water,

(VICHY-CÉLESTINS”)

Obtainable at all Hotels, Clube, Okemists and Storis,

or from the

Sole Agents":

The French Store

Beaconsfield Arcade.

י

Don't worry

for bers!

$40 bug. $5.30 bar.&ss.

192 boy,

A Welcome Visitor

at any time in

The Food of Kings

Court Physicians know the best and see that Royal Babies have the best. That is why Glaxo has been used with success in 5 Royal Nurseries. Only the best is good enough for your Baby, for is he not a King to you? Give him Glaxo, the food that contains everything that will build firm flesh, strong bòne and a sound constitution.

glazo

The Vitamin Milk-Food

"Builds Bonnie Babies

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use "NUGGET" on their own Boots

They know!

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Life of your Boots

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Hoa Eow.

TEL. 0.6294

SERVICE TO READERS.

DAILY

HONG KONG TPRESS, LTD., and the HONG KONG WEEKLY FET38, through their London Office, at 21, BaiDE LAN FLEET STRIKT, EU. 4., are prepared to give Subscribers and Vizitor advice available, regarding accommodation motoring facilities, suitable shopping centrom, ata.

I, when at home, they will call telephone to the above address, they wil receive the utmost "assistance and the latest available information on "all sub- jects of enquiry with be placed at their disneyal

nom. Shanghai Dooks...T 105

LOS BOT Ewo Lotions Tla. 24 sel.

...Th. 13.20 buy. Oriental Cottons......... The 10.70

Bhai. Cottons (old). T. 65 bay. Do. (now)......THE S

TL 38 bay. Hotel $9.50 sei.

384 hay The 165 buy. Lande Bagohreys Estar 1280 buy,

HL.K.Realtios.

11.90

Wai Chow White Spring Candy

Man-of-War.

8.80

10.10

Per

H..

Lands

Flour

$1.05

Silver Seal

4.15

Banana

4.10

...$20 bay,

Cheung Luk

4.15

Peak Trams (old)

$131.

Bo

niore.

Maize

4.25

Sword of Kwartai

4.20

Star Ferries marktei

Obins Lights

12.nom.

Dog's Head

4.50

B.K. Electrics (Didi) ....f...$65 buy.

Cannon

4,80

Cabbage

4.50

4.40

Telephones Fold)....

Macao Blectrics $26) buy.

Per

Do. (new)

$6.90 buy..

Oli

Picul.

Ground Nut:--

Taela.

Bingapors Tractions...12/- năm.

95.80

23.60

25.00

Chins Sugars

Dairep

27.00

28,30

Do. (new)......$517 bay, 52 m.

Do.

every

household. “Every

*Bog. "Fles, Eestle,

Moth, Fly, etc., dies

once it has come into

proper contact with

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Kwangsi Wood

CANTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

China Buses........ Tls, 11 buy....

Da (Pret) 17/8 buy., 18/3 sol. Sandakan Lights A $ now.

20 cte: nors Malabon Bugar1231 buy. Canton Ices

3 nem.. Cemento (combined)......$10,20 bay.

, 10.35 el. Do.

(old)....$7.80 mom. (ABW) ..............

buy. HE. Ropes (ald) ................

$7.60 now.. Do. (now) *********$7.55 zel: United Asbestos $5 om, Dairy

$211 bay.

$18.20 nom. 80 ota, bay. $3,05 nom

.120 nom, „89 bay..

$3.65 Dios. 2234 Bel

H.K. Constantion VAKS

desk bay. B'qua Indus. Q.$Bonda...68) HK Gort, Loans....

Deprem sel 6,55) - | buy,buy drug valenollosa z na

nom.nominal

COMING TO THE

Watsons CANTON, JAR th

Der A Wings

Water Works.........

$3.75

Tane Crawfords..

Electric Power Co.

5.10

Mackinton ......

Canton-Hankow Railwaya

0.49

Sincerel

The Bun Co

6.70

W Powells....

ASAH

Sincere Co.

9:46

H.K. Amusemente

Nanyang Bros. Tob: Co.

4.30

Canton Tramways

2.20

China Merchants, 8.8.

Navigation Co. wan

Bank

4.00 f

JACKIE

COOGAN

BUTTONS

QUEEN'S

SUNDAY & MONDAY

At 2.80, 8.10, 7.15 0

Sole Agents:

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA LTD.

TONG DA