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A REAL DRINK

BOARS HEAD BRAND

GUINNESS'S

FOREIGN EXTRA

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24th, 1929.

Money and Markets

HONG KONG MARKET REPORTS.

Quotations at yesterday's" local market, for rice, "sugar and other foodstuffs were as follow:-

Eico.

Par

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA,

DIVIDEND AND BONUS.

The Directors of the Bank of East Asia, Ltd., announce that, subject to audit, the profit for the year ending December 31st, 1999, after writing off all charges and Picul.making provisions for depreciation, bad and doubtful debts, and includ ing the balance of 8404,641.38 brought forward from 1927. amounts to $1,930,633.33, which the Direc tors propose to deal with at the forthcoming annual meeting as follows:--

$6.36 5,88

Green Seal White

Red Seal Broken

Hung Ting White Siam

6.89

Blue Three Sheep

Green Double Sheep

Blue Seal White

8.45 9.20 6.52

Red Seal New

5.07

Green Seal No. 1 Broken

5.09

Green Seal No. 9 Broken

3.79

Green Seal White

3.62

White Bran

3.49

Blue Seal Glutinous

8.43

Blue Seal Brewer

#.69

Sugar.

Per

Picul,

Big coarse powdered

87.78

No. 18 coarse powdered No. 20 coarse powdered No. 24 ccarse powdered

7.39

7.50 7.70

Dividend of $8 per share 00 50,000 shares, absorbing... $300,000.00 Bonus of $9 per share OD 50,000 shares, absorbing Transfer to Reserve... Bonus to directors, holders of founder abares, and the staff Written of Furniture

Miscellaneous,

Hong Kong,

Per Picul.

Teaseed Oil

800.40

40:00

9.00 6,80

STOUT

A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION

SOLE AGENTS :

GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.,

"ST. GEORGES BUILDING, ICE HOUSE STREET. Tel. Central No. 135.

GAME

A Fresh Shipment Just Received.

COCK PHEASANT

HEN

SNIPE

PIGEON

TEAL DUCK

WILD DUCK

وو

Red Tea

Sago

Green Beans

CANTON COTTON YARN

REPORTS.

$1.50 EACH

$1.10

.35

27

.40

No. 42 Five Sons

Fui Hea

50 $1.00

"SAME HIGH QUALITY.

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.

"GREATER than 'RUST"

Wilkinson's

ANTICORROSIVE

Ready Mixed Paints

for Every Description of Iron and Steal Work

Large Stocks kept

of Two Shades each

100,000.00 300,000.00

SHANGHAI 1925 INCIDENT.

BUSINESS, MEN'S PETITION.

CHINESE NOT SATISFIED."

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONE,

Do

Jasvant 2925, 1939: A.K, Bank

$1,350 sel 1,340 ** Dow Londan...8147 nom. Chartered Banks bay, Marcantile Banks, A. 8...... 2.0. Banks Fast Asia Baak bay.

* som Cantos Insurance...36321 buy. North China Ins... Tls, 160 buy. Union Insurances +47 **

...$370 mm.

IDATT BOSE ** Yaigtasa China Fire Insurances.... China Underwriter omnes80 buy. Hong Kong Fire Las... $756 nom Douglas

...M. $50 num

.

#el

Shanghai, January 19th (UP) Early action by the National Gov. eroment towards a settlement of the May 30th Incident of 1925, is anti- cipated as the result of petitions forwarded to Nasking by a group of prominent Shanghai business men, bonded by Yu Ya Ching, ship- ping and industrial magnate, who has been associated with the ac- tivities of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, and Wong H. Steamboat $971, 27 18. Hsiao Lai, president of the " May HE 30th Tombs Committee,

Tags .....$1.40 com. the or- Indo-Chinas (Pret.)......$30 buy, ganization responsible for burial of Do. (Dat.) .......390 nom many victims of the Nanking Road | Shell Transports 98 nom

Do, shooting of four years ago.

(new)....99 nom, Union Waterboats.........$34 buy.

to buy. Kailan Mining Admin....70/-

4-nom, Langata (combined).............. Tla, }]}}

bay. B'ha Explorations. T 2.90 bay.

ingle) TL 6 not Shanghai Loans The 5.10 buy. Baaba** Tronoh Mine

The petitions filed with the Nan- king Government demand that the Shanghai Municipal Council be re- quested to open formal negotiations for early settlement of the affair. To the Council, the governing body of the International Settlement, the incident was closed three years ago 75,888.78 with the delivery by the Council to the Commissioner of Foreign 48,984.53 Affairs for Kiangsu of a cheque for Carry forward........... 401,749.74 $75,000, which sum the Shanghai Municipal Council had voted to the

as a compassionate grant-

and fixtures...........

Do

HK & K Wharfs...

ROHL

17/5 11011.

bay.

H. W. Docks.......400. China To China Providents......$5 buy, 8.20 net. Hong kew! **** New Engineerings Shanghai Dock

64414

TL, 164 bay.

5 DOM.

106 bay.

TL. 18.15 a

$1,930,633.35 families of those killed and wounded a Cational; 2:50 we

THE SILVER MARKET IN 1928.

CHINA'S DOMINATING

Per.. per ounce. Bale. 8560 532 534

INFLUENCE

The silver market during 1928 may be said to have been marking Trade in cotton yarn on the sad time, says a Home paper to hand of December 31st, and unless any instant, improved and prices show-alteration is made to-day the price ed a notable increase. Quotations will be the same as that at which of the metal at the end of the year were as follow:-

it opened on January 2nd-98 7:16d. Fluctuations have been within the range of 9 13-184, the lowest price having been 28 1-16d., touched in January and again in September. while the highest level of the year was the 283d. recorded in May last. The steadiness of the market during the past year has been main- ly due to the Chinese demand for silver, caused by the disturbances in that country which prevailed during the first eight or nine months,

Butterfly

No. 39 Pine Deer

Cheung Hi

464

Tin Koon

458

456

No. 20 City of Gold

324

Good Harvest

314

Double Horse

314

Tin Koon

319

Globe

31A

Double Elephant-

319

Tram Car........

300

Shepherd

Three Stars...

Fui Awai

303 306 315

No. 12 Globe

294

City pf., Gold

277

Peacock

978

Fui Kwai

Tram Car

Aeroplane

2840 965 $76

Pretty Damsel

No. 10 Sailing Vessel.

938

City of Gold

353

Peacock

955 £43 902 900

Lotus Bee

No 8 Lion

Lion No. 2

Chinese Demanda,

Do.

L

aal

·

Oriental Cottone.... S'hai. Cottona (old)........ 654 bay. H. &. Hetals kay., If sal

(new). Tia S3 buy H.K. Lands

************...$5 Dom hangbai lands

Từ 165 bar Humphreys Retate.....14.50 buy.

38.40 buy, 8,70

buy. 201 sa. Star Ferries 873 nom.

(now)...$6.30 nam,

K. Electrica (aid)654 ber. Obins Lighte$12 buy, 13 sel. Doy (now)....$54) nom. Sandakan Lights Macao Electrics tranh bay, Telephones (old)

The Chinese, however, have held out for the 13 demands they pre sented to the Shanghai Municipal Council at the close of 1925. They refected the findings of the inter- national Court of Inquiry and in-. Realios sisted that their demands be met in E.K.Tramways......$29.38 full. The Court of Inquiry was

Peak Tramas (old) $13 sal American, one British and the third composed of three judges-onc Eb

Chief Justice Johnson of the Philip a Japanese. The American jorist, pincs, dissented.from the findings of verdict held the Shanghai Municipal his associates and in a minority Police to blame for lack of fore- sight in dealing with the situation.

The principal points in the 13 Chi-China Buses****11/6 20.

nese demands are:-

(4) Compensation of 83,750,000, Shanghai currency, for the families of the Chinese killed and wounded.

(b) Compensation of $12,000,000, Shanghai currency, for losses incur red by Shanghai Chinese of all classes through the general strike which followed the incident

Victims As Martyrs,". This factor, has been sufficient to

The Chinese students, who took to counteract the effect of steady part in the agitation and rioting selling from most other quarters, that precipitated the shooting, and and has also induced a certain others, who as spectators, were amount of speculative buying from caught in the rush of the mobs and both India and America. The eesliterally forced into the muzzles of sation of hostilitica in China has the police officers' rifles, have been been followed by a falling off in created martyrs by Chinese who the demand for silver for that continue to manifest interest in country, and a corresponding de- the incident and in obtaining a 262 cline in the price."

settlement along the lines of the 13 demands. They charge that a total of 25 were killed and between 50 and 60 wounded. The Municipal Police figures are lower.

CANTON FOOD MARKET.

Quotations at Tuesday's Canton market for rice, sugar, four and

oil were as follows:

Bico.

RED AND GREY

Specify

Wilkinson, Heywood & Clark's

PAINTS

Agents:

S. C. LAY & Co.

Alexandra Building Telephone Central 637,"

Kéd Lion

Green Lion

Blue Seal

ли

ست

Future Outlook. ·

The future of the metal would seem to depend very largely upon China, as that is the only country of any importance now having a silver currency standard.

The announcement in 1898 of dard caused silver to slump to 24 d. India's adoption of the gold stan-

per ounce, and but for the excep- tional Chinese demand during the past two years the price might have gone to a low level record.. The lowest price ever reached by the Per metal was 21 11-16d on November Picul. 27th, 1002, while the high record is 811.55 Bold, touched on February 11th,

9.40

1820, this latter price being due to 9.54

the exceptional demands caused by the war.

Whether Chinese demands in the future will be sufficient to absorb the increasing output of the metal is doubtful, and the outlook for silver is certainly obscure, a point which should be borne in mind by holders of silver mining companies" shares.

Taels: HONG KONG-MACAO

STEAMBOATS.

PROPOSED DIVIDEND.

Do. (new)...

HK. Ropes (old)

$5 nom. дет.

...$6.00 nom.

. 11 bag.

val.

Singapore Tractions......

Do. (Pref.)...17/8 bay, 18/3 sed. China

Sugary$1 Malabon Angars

-123; buy. Canton Icas

nom. Cements (combined)...$9.70 bay, 10 sol.

Do.

(old)...7.80 nom.: Do.

(now)......$14 bay.

$6.60 bay. Do. (DSW).........$8.95

buy. United Asbestos 2011. Dairy Farms...... Watsons Der A Wingt

BEY, 18.30 Hol cta, bay. Lane Crawfords... #3.05 Dám Mackintosha.....120 pom

.$9; bay. Wm. Pawella

$3.65 nom. Amusemente H.K. Constructions...... nom. B'que. Indus. G.Bonds..68% nom. H.K. Gork Loans......5% prom, sel. bar.--buyers; sel-sellers; s-sales;

HK

13.05

VORONOFF THEORY

CHALLENGED.

SOUP BROTH BETTER THAN MONKEY GLAND.

With the exception of a few bodies which were removed by rest latives to their home towns in other provinces for burial, the victims private burial grounds, and lately were laid to rest here, first in publicly interred, amid elaborate Paris, December 10th (U.P.).- rites, in the May 30 Martyrs' The path to the fountain of youth Tomb" in Chapel, which district winds through the onion and celery adjoin the International Settle- patch and not through the monkey ment.

jungle.

Funds for the tomb in Chapei were raised by public subscription, the drive for funds being carried out by students.

The $12,000,000 claim is based on losses austained through closing of all business for 27 days. The in dustrial strike lasted three and one half months and hit foreign mill owners as heavily as the Chinese.

Cause Of Incident.

тер

PIMPLES CAUSED RESTLESS NIGHTS

Developed Into Large Erup

tions. Cuticura Healed.

"A few months ago some piroplas broke out on my left forearm. hey developed into large eruptions, stud spread under my ais. They were of a wet nators, causing itching and burning and restless nights.

"I tried various pintments with no success. I read an advertisement for Cuticure Soap and Ointment and at for a free sample. I got relief from the pain after weing it, so pur chased oca cake of Cailers Soap and one box of Cuties Olatureot which beaded me." (Signed) Mr. J. Lewis, 45, Main St., Glasgow, C. 3, Scot., Jan. 17, 1928.

Cuicura Soap, Qistment and Tal- euth are all you need for every-day toller and nursery purposes. Sample ench Soap, Ointment and Talen free upon request, from Dayton, Prica & Company, Lid. P. O. Bas 850, Shanghai, Bold Throughout the World..

PROTECT and STRENGTHEN FOUR THROAT & CHEST

with

VALDA

PASTILLES

On Sale at all Chemists & Druggists.

INSIST on the boxes bearing Ibo nama. VALDA,

SOLE AGENTS: L. RONDON & CO., LTD., SHANGRAI.

INSURE

YOUR

MOTOR CARS

WITH

GILMAN'S

The legendary fountain is the bubbling pot of vegetable broth. according to Dr. Benjamin G. Hauser, Viennese physician, with a 'OCEAN' COMPREHENSIVE knifeless rejuvenation creed.

"Glandular operations," said Dr. Hauser, "are no longer effective after two or three years. The pati eats then relapse. Their 'state al health is what it was before, and frequently is worse,"

POLICY.

(160

method old age could be eliminated

Dr. Hauser explained that by his CHEST AND LUNG PERILS.

NOTHING EQUALS PEPS FOR and life prolonged,

COLDS & BRONCHIAL AILMENTS.

The May 30th Incident resulted from an agitation by students for the release of a number of mill workers of the Naigai Wata Kaisha

"Old age is purely convention- al," said the physician. "We have arrested and held on charges of riot-

come to believe that it is neces ing." Through technicalities of law,

sary for men and women to grow for which the Japanese officials con- old, acquire wrinkles, gray hair and nected with the International Mixed Court are generally held to blame, toothles gums.

At this time of the year changing We have not yet climatic conditions mean greatly

The Directors of the Hong Konz. the arrested mill hands were re-discovered how to make fe ever increased danger to those subject

Chai Mi White

Kam Fung Yut

Red Seal

See Chim

10.35

9.76

Three Marks

9.84 10.00 9.04

Blue Lion

10.00

Blue Seal Brewer

0.18

Green Seal Brewer

6.38

Per

Sugar.

Pienl.

No. 9 course powdered.

8.40

No. 3 coarse powdered

6.00

No. 20 coarse powdered

8.20

No. 1 Granulated

11.10

F. 1 Fine Granulated

11.50

Refine White

30.00

Waishow Native...

Flour.

Man-of-War

9.80 Per Bag. 84.15

Maize

4.27

Sword of Kwaatai

4.90

Cheung Luk

4.10

1999 account $36,500.

Cannon

4.80

Banana

4.06

Cabbage

4.40

Silver Seal

4.10

4.42

Five Swallows

4.42

Per

Paris

Picul.

New York

Groundnut :-

Tacis.

Fan Chi

24.50

Geneva

Min How

24.80

Amsterdam

Honen

24.00

Milan

Tientsin

24.50

Berlin

IT IS

Kwongai Wood .......

28.00

Kwongai Tea Beed.

10.80

Stockholm Copenhagen

· DRINK MORE

ASAHI BEER

Tai Kut

*** make life

Canton & Macao Steamboat Co.,manded week after week without lasting, but we Ltd., announce that subject to their cree being brought to trial vigorous and effervescent until the to any chest or lung weakness. To Audit, à dividend will be paid of It was on this phase of the situa end. The way to do it is with food, ward off bronchitis, asthma and $1 per share for 1998, writing off tion and on, the death of one of specifically food taken according to other threatened complications, take steamers and

mill workera who participated in the chemical requirements of the Peps at the first sign of a cold, furniture

individual."

throat discomfort or coughs $87,500, and carrying forward to the rioting, that the student agita

tors centered their propaganda: The body, according to the phy One grotip of the boy and girl sician, is made up of 17 chemicals, orators invaded the International which it receives from the differ Settlement, ignored police warnings cat food substances it absorbs.

office

EXCHANGE RATES.

[BRITISH WIRELESS BLEVICE),

RUGBY, Jan. 22ad."

124.10 4.84 31/32

Brussels..VIATENT

34.01. 25.22

12.09)

92.605. 20.41 18.14

18.183 18.106 31.52 1834

1924

29.893

110

375

800

320/32 47 7/18

1/8 1/22 2/04

2/0

8.50

264

4.30 Silver (forward)'

Sole Agestit

Refreshing and

Invigorating.

MITSIL BUSSAN KAISHIA LTD

→HONG KONG.

CANTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

CANTON, Jan. 22nd. Water Works ... 83.20 Electric Power & Light Co. 15.00 Canton-Hankow Railways 0.49 The Sun Company ........... 7.00 Sincere Company ......... 9.00 Nanyang Bros. Tob. Co... 4.40 Canton TramWAYA

2.80

Company Central Bank

Oslo. Vienna...... Prague Helsingfors Madrid Lisbon Athea.. Bucharest M Bio... Buenos Aires Bombay i Shanghai.com. "Hong Kong

Silver (spot)

Pepy are a wonderful breatheable medicine compressed into bandy tablet form. When dissolved in the

and chest-strengthening balans.

to disperse and landed eventually Onions, for example, are rich in mouth, Peps give off certain healing in Louza Police Station. Their dephosphorus and sulphur. Celery These, mixing with the breath, tention, the police claim they were likewise. Anything with a sharp cireulate through the breathing not arrested at the time, caused flavour hus sulphur, euch vegetables passages to the furthermost recesses hundreds of students and Chinese. A carrots, turnips, cabbages and of the lungs. of other classes to invade the police kohl.. Milk is rich in calcium, which

This unique Peps medicine bathes station and to assemble in its neigh- the bone-building chemical. Fall vital inner parts with a wonder-" bourhood. The rapidly growing "Individuals fall naturally into ful soothing, healing and antiseptic crowd was driven out, with the cheraical class," continued Dr. influence. It caterminates all is student agitators, after the latter Hauser. Henry Ford, for exam-chievous germs lodged in the throat had been warned they must cease ple, is a pure phosphorous type, and air-tubes, relieves infamed and their lecturing in the Settlement the man with the high broad fore cough-torn lining membrane, and and told to disperse quietly.

head, slender and nervous, with a loosens hard stringy phlegm. The refusal to heed the police quick and inventive mentality. Coughing is promptly aliayed by warning, the gathering of more and Lincoln, the raw-boned, zlow-moving Peps, breathing made normal and more Chinese, agitators and specta individual, leisurely in making dect easy, and the entire bronchial tora, and threata by a dense crowd sions, but immovable once they are system is invigorated.. transformed in a few minutes into made, was the calcium type. Hoo- "Pops provide a handy, safe and an infuriated mob that ignored even ver is the vital type. The source agreeable remedy for coughs, colds, the threat of rifles held by a hand-of his energy is the vital organs, chilla, influenza, sore throat, laryn fal of police swiftly precipitated aand it is these he must watch. Not gitis, bronchitis, bronchial astar crisis that did not end until with too many potatoes for Hoover, catarrh, etc. For young and old, 'volleys of bullets whose reports wont The Ford type should take and especially those who suspect reverberating through the country "plenty of phosphorus. Onions, chest or long trouble. Peps are in-

and wore schoed and re-echoed in a colery, etc., should form the staples disponsable. Get a bottle to-day similar Sino-foreign incident at of his dict Ho must keep the from your nearest dienenses

Seats an orgasm medicine lewer Agouti-Meurer men a outbreaks in every treaty port in supplied with the chemicals they A. B. Moulder & Co., Ltd; P.O. Chins.

need

Box 280, Hong Kong

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