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WOMAN CURED AFTER 25 YEARS' SUFFERING " BY POO ON CHINESE HERBS. FIVE IN ONE FAMILY RESTORED TO HEALTH.

Mrs. F. Meinhart, who resided at 15, H.

Street. Modesto Cal., U.S.A., says For 25 long years I suffered with severe pains in my left side that at times confined me to bed for days. I was unable to do my work or move about. Along with these came dropsy and stomach trouble. I was unable to eat very much without causing gas, pain and distress. Words cannot express my suffering during these years. My husband spent thousands of dollars seeking relief for me. have been to ACOTES of doctors, many of whom were rated 3 specialista of high standing, but

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none was able to tell me what was the trouble and relieve me. Almost every time I went to a doctor I

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7th, 1929.

Money and Markets

GRAINS.

REPORTS FROM NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA.

“SHANGHAI MARKET

REPORT.

£2,500,000 ORDERS FOR THE CLYDE

CANADIAN CONTRACTS

SECURED.

GOVERNMENT WORK.

Glasgow, January 1st. Clyde CHINA NEW YEAR HOLIDAY | shipbuilding firms expect to receive

-FEELING.

within the opening weeks of the new year orders to a value of at least £9,500,000

QUARANTINE IN AUS- TRALIA

PASSENGERS COMPLAINTS.

À A CASE OF SMALL-POX

SUSPECTED.

The lack of facilities at the Fre stations for the treatment of sue mantle and Adelaide quarantine pected cases of infectious diseases was severely criticised by passen. gers on the arrival of the steamer Ballarat from London.

They declared that they had been compelled to remain on board the hi

ing the

Mcasca Pentreath & Co. hard

Shanghai, Saturday, February -handed us the following letter from (2nd:As is invariably the case, the

One of these is the construction Mears. Hornby, Hemelryk & Co., approach of China New Year is of two passenger vessel for the attended with lifeless markets. In Canadian Pacific Steamships. Each Liverpool, of January 10th:-

quarantine vessel's stay in those partn An easy tendency has prevailed some years, a tightness of money

Officers of the steamer said that in the Liverpool market during the and consequent inability to meet ship will be 330 feet in length, and week under review, chiefly on ne settlements on the part of Chinese is for the C.P.'s 'British Columbia owing to the lack of facilities A

Within the past Fremantle cargo for that port was count of Canada offering more dealers has resulted in an unload- coastal service.

ing of holdings at lower prices, but

over-carried, resulting in * freely, but the market is now this year the Chinese seem to have three years this company has order-siderable loss to the company. steadier on less free offers.

been able to meet obligations with-ed from the Clyde over 90 per cent: It was stated that in the event Canada as sold a moderate out dificulty and are not anxious of its hew, shipbuilding programme, quantity, both to Britain and toto sell. Piece-Goods auctions are the Continent. The United States

has not offered here, but she has said Durums to the Continent. Australia has offered parcels fairly freely, and values show soma, de- cline.

spended until after the festival and that market accordingly is without movement except for a few deliveries.

In the Cotton markets, the holi- day feeling in vary apparent. The Flate contiques a seller, but Prices show very little change and values seem to have reached there is no business passing. point under which sho is not anxious to press. We have no new feature to report regarding India and Russia.

Shipments: 2,321,000 qrs, against 2,533,000 last week. On passage: 6,645,000 qrs, against 6,798,000 last week.

valued at many millions of pounds.

In additon to this now work they project the re-engining of three of their post-war Atlantic liners

Other contracts which are likely to come to the Clyde are two cross-

con-

of a serious outbreak of disease a passenger steamer" would be com- pelled to go to Melbourne, for the quarantine stations at Fremantle and Adelaide did not possess the facilition for handling a large num ber of onses.

In their weekly report on China Channel steamers for the Southera Joped symptoms of small-pox. The

Cotton and Yarn, Messrs. J. Spunt & Co., write:-

China Cotton.

Our market continued in the same position during the past week as last reported and notwithstand ing the fact of there being very As we rather anticipated, values little demand for the local ataple, have worked lower during the past nor of any palpable improvement week. Canada became decidedly evolving in the yarn aituation, more active as a seller, whilst the prices remained steady at the close. Plate and Australia have been Hardly any business worthy of re offering fairly freely. The United cord transpired during the week States continues out of our, marunder review and while some weak- ket, but, she decides to com-neas was discernible in Americans pete, wo CAD certainly look for and Indians such in no way in- lower prices. In the meantime, the fluenced prices on the local staple, market requires very careful watch the principal feature being adjust ments of deliveries and winding up opinior for the of accounts, owing to the proximity of the Chinese New Year Festivi

My boy Edward, aged 17, was troubled with a pain in his side which caused collapse when he did hard work. We had to see that he was exempted from High School exercises because the pain caused him to drop out. The doctor said. that he had appendicitis and that it would be necessary to operate ifing, and we do not care to offer he expected to be well again. We decided to try Poo On Chinese Herbs and after a few treatments the boy became well and is now able to do all kinds of hard work without any more pain.

Another of my boys, Fred, aged 21, had su ered many years with

catarrh and became worse na timë went on. He tried many treat- ments and remedies without result

definite any moment:

The visible supply in the United States of:-Wheat is 176,430,000 bubels, against 118,850,000 last Corn, 18,853,000 bushels, year; against 98,673,000: Oats, 14,338,000 bushels, against 22,216,000.

The visible supply in Canada of: Wheat is 76,331,000 bushels,

ties.

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Yarn. During the past week, our mar ket has been quiet and featureless with very little business transpir- ing. Prices ruled slightly easier aa compared with last week's level.

Blik

Railway Company. This order is worth £300,000.

Likely Prospects,

Before the Ballarat reached Cape town, on her voyage from London, one of the passengers-a girl-deve suspected case and the people com ing in immediate contact with her were isolated. Every precaution was taken to prevent the infection Yet another prospective contract from spreading. On the arrival of the construction of a 470-feet long the vessel at Capetown the girl was | first-class passenger ship for the taken ashore. No passengers, with Bombay trade of the Anchor Line, the exception of those who had book- while it is almost certain that the ed only as far as the port. were Clyde will gain a good share of the allowed ashore at Capetown. Prac work for aloops, destroyers and sub-tically all were vaccinated, and the marines which the Admiralty will ship was fumigated. When Fre give out abortly

mantle was retched the Ballarat was again quarantined, for the vesel took 18 days on the voyage from Capetown, and the period of quarantine for small-pox is 18 daya.

Similar precautions were taken by the quarantine authoritice when the

steamer reached Adelaide.

The Clyde has three important jote to begin the new your with One is the re-engining of the Cana- dian Pacific liner Empress of Canada by the Fairfield Shipbuild- ing and Engineering Company, an- other is the overhauling of the Beardmore, sad the third the averat Melbourne, passengers said, that Anchor liner Tuscania by Messrs. It was not until the ship arrived

haul of the Cunarder Carmania by adequate quarantine facilities were Messrs. John Brown and Company, provided. They were Isided at the These jobs in themselves represent station at Portsea. The Ballarat was taken to Port Melbourne and approximately £750,000 at least.

There is much speculation on

been medically examined the pas Clydeside as to which firm will build the thousand-feet liner pro sengers rejoined the steamer jected by the Cunard Company. the work which would give employ ment to a few thousand men for a long period, and which would cost sqveral million pounds.

fumigated, and after they had again L

Fifteen passengers refused to be

was advised to have my side operat-but we can say that after taking | against 56,002,000 last year; Qata abroad and few offerings from Taree firms in this ares could de recoinated after the discovery of the

some Poo On Chinese Herbs he was completely cured and has never been troubled since.

ed upon or a change of climate for my dropsy and stomach trouble Fortunately I was not operated upon but my family and I have My daughter Blanch, a few years spent years seeking a climate or ago, fell and hurt her side very medicine that would help me. We severely and since that time she left our home at Kanade and was troubled with pain in her side travelled to Alabama, Oregon and and was unable to find anyone or California and there consulted

that would help her. The anything many specialists of these States, poor girl suffered so much that she had to quit work. A few tread- ments with the Poo On Chinese Herbs and the girl has been feeling normal ever since.

panacea.

but without avail. I have never gotten any better during these years of travelling and doctoring, but became worse and more dia couraged as everything failed. Thinking a dry climate would help, we decided to try San Joaquin Valley and came to Modesto to re side. It was here after a time that I heard of the great benefit of the Poo On Chinese Herbs and the great cures accredited to them. At first I was sceptical and doubtful and thought that they were another But I decided to 80, thinking in may distress, that there was a possible chance left. At..the time I went I weighed 125 pounds and to-day I weigh 175 pounds. must say that the result of taking Foo On Chinese Herbs must have been miraculous to me. After tak ing the Herbs I was first entirely cured of dropsy and stomach trouble and, after more treatment, the pain in my side left and has never returned. I have never felt better all my life than I de to-day and I own nothing but thanks and gratitude towards Poo On Chinese Herbs and Yee Foo Lun, the Her balist..

press

and

7,665,000 bushels, against 3,499,000,

According to the last Argentine weekly grain report, recent rains

have proved insufficient for the Corn crop, and more rain is badly wanted for the growing plant.

Argentine stocks: -Wlreat 200,000 tons; Corn 190,000 tons; Oats 30,000 tons Linseed 85,000 tons.

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There is little inquiry from Chinese. Dealers have been able to make satisfactory financial ar rangements and prices remain firm.

Pilaturas Position, Owing to their losses through bad business during the past few years, the Chinese press anys, sever or eight silk flatures will suspend operations before the Chinese New

Year.

Producs, -

News from Chicago- WheatShort covering has been in evidence after the recent heavy.

Markets generally are dead. En liquidation, and there are many quiries are being received from My whole family cannot ex indications of increased consump time to time but prospects of suc

in words its gratitude towards Poo On Chinese Horbtion, as there is an improved cessful negotiations are not bright domestic, export and cash demand, at the moment.-North China Daily They have brought health happiness iato our home and whilst large purchases are report Newt. have stopped the seemingly endless cd by non-European countries. The situation appears "healthier, doctors' bills. We all heartily re- commend Poo On Chinese Herbs and we favour purchases on sharp and have sent many friends to the declines Herbalist and in every case they have been benefited by Poo On Chinese Herbs.

(During this interview regarding this story taken by a special repre- sentative of the newspaper, Mr. F. Meinhart, 8r., was present and said: "We are glad to tell anyone what Poo On Chinese Herbs have done for my family.'

Thousands suffering from catarrh, bronchial and throat trouble

Corn-Beneficial rains in the Argentine have quietened anxiety regarding the crop there. Senti- ment is bullish, but we think Corn

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

FEBRUARY 6TH, 1929

is overbought, and recommend sales || A.K. Banks.......... ( $1,240 buy,, 1,35) ön advances..

Reports of good rains in the Ar Quiet market. Light receipts. gentine offset by advance in the Buenos Aires market. Colder wea ther in the West is causing fear of larger offerings.

Oats/Rye-We believe purchases of Oats and Rye on moderate de-

LOCAL OIL MARKET:

asthma, hay fever, malaria, stomach trouble, indigestion, constipation, gastritis, piles, fistula, beart and skin disease, eczema, scrofula, nerelines should be advantageous. vousness insomnia, obesity, kidney and bladder trouble, diabetes rheu- matism, neuralgia, dropsy, pyorr- After years of sufering and after hea,

fits, epileptic

paralysis, the enormous expense of travelling tumours, ulcere, pimples, family and the endless doctors' bills, there trouble, dininess, headaches, and is nothing that I can de hut speak many other chronic diseases, have good for the Poo On Chinese Herbebeen restored to health and happi- and beartily recommend them.

Less, without poisonous drugs, or the knife by the Poo On Chinese Herbe

Four other members of my family have also been cured by the Poo On Chinese Herbs, which causes me to

THE POO ON HERBS CO." endorse them more strongly. My husband was suffering from a sore Yz Foo Lux, Chinese Herbalist, on his lip that was painful and Managing Directors, Main Once: troublesome, and as he was a heavy Modesto, Calif., U.SA Hang smoker we believed that it was Kong Office: 68, Queen's Road turning to smoking cancer. He Central, Office Hours daily: 8am. consulted the herbalist and was to 12.30 p.m., 2.p.m. to 5 p.2. given some remedies and he was Evening Houre: 6.30 p.m. to 8 entirely cured and, the sore has p.m. by apecial appointment only.

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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS OFFICE,

11, Ice House Street,

There is always a brisk demand for it as the Chinese New Year, and enquiries are now in excess of supply. Prices have increased by about 10 per cent.

Quotations yesterday in the local market were as follows:-

Per Picul. First. Grade Groundnut $29.00 Second Grade Groundnut 25.00 Kwangsi Wood Teaseed.

HK

Do,

291

136

пот

sel, 1,345 m. London...$145) nom. Chartered Banks .........£221 buy, Marantile Banks, A. &B...£34] om.

Do.

0...1b nom. P. & O. Bank nom East Asia

Bank..$96 buy. Cantos Insurances1585 Union. Lanzano ay mar

$371 buy North China Ins... 180 bay. Yangtze Insurances... M. 350 num.

Underwriter....20 bar.. 2

240 set Chips

Fire Insurances.... buy. Hong Kong Fire in... $785 2012.

buy. Steamboats 1271 bay, &.

...81.40 nom. Indo-China (Pro) 130 b

Do (Daf)..... *90 nom. Shell Transparta...97/6 nom.

'Do. (new).

102) nom. Union Waterbout...

$9,40 buy, Benguete Kailan Mining Admin........6-/7} nom, Langkats (combined)... Tr.11.60 buy. Do. (ingle) 0.93 buy. T. 8.10 buy. Exploration Shanghai Lower

2. St buy. $6 buy. Tronah MineN

.17/6 nota. HK. & K. Wharfa...........

$131, buy. K&W.Docka....... China Providents 15.06 buy. 5.16 sal Hongkow ******* New Engineerings.....Tls. 3 nom. Shanghai Dooks, 108 bay, Two Cottons The 2 nom.

Tis, 12.90 noi. Oriental Cottons. B'hui. Cottons (old)..............'fis, 654 Bom.

Dá · (now).............. Tia. 32 nom. 34.885 HE &B. Heteis buy., 2 9.30 cm,

Lands...$63) buy., div., (3) ss. Shanghai Lands .........................Tla, 165 buy, - Humphreys Kataton$15 buy. HK Realtica

Truy 1201 buy, 201

.31.00

18.00

EXCHANGE RATES.

[BRITISH WIRELESS BLEVICE.]

Paris Brussole... Amsterdam Berlin Copenhagen Vienna

Helsingfors

Lisbon

Rugby, Feb. 5th.

194.10

Buchareséget Buenos Aires......

Shanghai

Yokohama

12.105

90,425

18.18

34:505

1921

1092

-800

47 15/32 2/61

4.84 25/32

25.21

Milan

92.65

Stockholm

18.14

Oslo

18.19

Prague Madrid

1831

31.385

Athens

13757

Rio

Bombay

5 29/32 .1/6

New York Genera

Hong Kong

bak.

H.K. Tramway Fur

39.60

Peak Trama (old).........$13 sel

8.30 nom. Bo,

(NOW)) Star Ferries............$71+ cel 1/10 19/32 China Lights 122 #al

64 sa. H.K. Electrics (ald) ... 581 bey,

Do." -"[new] .....8524 boy,

Electrics***th Macho FIL Bardaken Lighte ...$5 nom," Telephones (old)eres

Silver, spot.& forward -25 15/16

Do.

$8.90 bay. $6.20 buy. China Buses..........Tls, 113 buy, Bingaporn Tractions.....11/0

"Dai China Bugars

$1.10 buy. Maisbon Bagare sky bag. Canton Teesom (Continued at foot of next column.)

(Frel)...17/6 bay, 18/8 al.

RED RASH ITCHED DREADFULLY

On Face, Neck, Arms and Hands. Lost Rest. Cuticura Healed.

“A red maŭ came out on my face and spread to my neck, srums and banda. It was of a day nature and itched and burned dreadfully. I could. not rest night.or day, and could hardly keep from scratching. 1 suf- fered with it for five weeks and could' not do any work during that time.

“I read an advertisement for Cuti- en Soap and Ointment so decided to send for a fren sampla. "I purc „chased 'mers, and in three weeks I "was healed."" (Signed) Mrs. Annie Stone, J. Rose & Crown Passago, High Str

Cheltenham, Glow Eng

Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Tal- Co promote and maintin akda purity, skin comfort and skin health "ohen when all else fall; "-"

Sample each Soup. Olutment and Talam free upon request, from Dayton, Price & Cammay, D., P. O. Box 650, Shanghai. Bold Throughms the World.

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suspected case. Several stated that they had received intimation that they would in all likelihood be pro- HONG KONG MATEOROLOGICAL

secuted as a result.

REGISTER,

Hong Kong Observatory, Feb. 8th.

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at 2 p.m. 6 am. | $ Pizza

30.05 30.04 30.05

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Dr. Leslie, the assistant, ship's Order For Beardmore of the passengers that there was at doctor, denied the allegation by one William Beardmore and Com-insufficient supply of vaccine, or that pay, shipbuilders, of Dalmuir, are it was of indiferent quality. It was reported to have received an order obtained fresh from the Health De- from the Indian State Railway to partment at Capetown, he said...... Barometer!. provide 44 large locomotives. The

The Ballarat brought 180 nominat Temperature ed migrants and 24. Dreadnought | Humidity... contract represents almost £350,000.

It is announced that a contract boys for Sydney.

Wind-

Direction NE has been signed between Sir W. G.

Force 21. Co..

Weather“.. FODI Armstrong, Whitworth and Ltd., and the Chilean Naval Com

Bain mission in London, aëting on behalf of the Chilean Government, for the

Highest open-air Temperature, 5th: 56 construction of two oil tank, steam-

Lowest, open-air Temperature, 6th: 51 ers of a special type for working with the fleet. These vessels will be laid down at the Walker Ship- yard, Newcastle-on-Tyne, at early date.

MOTOR RESCUE OF "A DROWNING GIRL.

TRAGEDY AVERTED BY A WINDOW GLANCE.

Chertsey, January 2nd:-Her own amazing fuck and the promptitude of a chance observer saved the life of Phyllis Wilson, a Highgate girl, eged fifteen, who fell in the flooded. River Wey at Weybridge.

"MOST PLAUSIBLE MAN.

KC's CLERK ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLEMENT.

B-Blue 177 O-Olondy; D

It is most unusual to have a Drimle; F-Fog; L-Lightning; charge of embezzlement against a M-Mist; O-Overcast P-Passing barrister's clerk," said the olerk at showers; Q-Squalls; R-Bain; T= the Mansion House Police Court, Thunder when Arthur Alfred Farbrother, aged thirty-five," of Cheniston-gar- dens, Kensington, was accused of embezzling money of his employer, Mr. T. Artemis Jones, C., Brick- court, Temple, and of forging the endorsement to a cheque for £200.

Mr. Jones said that he dismissed Farbrother on December 15th, and on December 17th he received a letter from him in which he wrote:

"I deeply regret that I have to confess well nowing what it means that I have let you down very badly."

He added that he was in financial difficulties.

LÒNG TONG TIDE TIEU

From February 7th to 18th, 1929. ***** HOPE WAORI - LOW WATER.

Days of

Hong Rong

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Helgbl

Hong

Kong

Standard

Standard

Time.

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8

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Sat.

910 464 1 m 41

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Mr. George Neville was about to sit down to lunch in his house when he saw from his window Miss Wilson's bead in mid-stream. Mr. Jones: He was very diligent Realising the improbability of any and a man of exceptional ability, one taking a swim in such swirling | but I must add that he is the most water, he rushed across his lawn to plausible man I have ever come 6 11 11, 944 4m 5. the river, but found that the girl across; and I had every confidence had succeeded in reaching the op pasita bank some distance down- Farbrother, who pleaded not stream, where she remained clutch- guilty and reserved his defence, Wad, la ing the grams, with her body still was committed for trial. Buil was immersed.!

£ccepted.

It was impossible to procure a boat, so Mr. Neville jumped in his car, motored with all speed over Wey Bridge and into grounds on the other side of the river, and, though the girl was zumbed, and almost unconscious, got her out and took her back in the ear to his

house.

She received medical atterition and recovered some hours later.

Camente (combined)

TE

$9.90 buy,10.20

· sel, 10 m. (old) Do.

1.$7,80 nom.. Do. (new) 813 buy, H.K. Rapes (old) ...............$7.20 nom.

Do.

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37.10 nom.

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80 eta, bay.

$20

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$10 bay

3.65 nem.

3961 sol.

Fous. Indas, G.3Bands...661% now.

BAK, Gori, Lonas mini.5% prom, buy,

10 78 421

Tues. 1211 47 46m 5 35

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