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KEATING'S

BALLANTINES

in use for almost 100 years

ESTABLISHED 1697.

By Appointment to

HM. The Lata King Edward VII.

E.M. The Late S Queen Victoria

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1929,

Money and Markets

BRIQUETTES OF "COAL.

NEW COMPANY TO BE FLOATED.

["D.P." Special Service,]

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Regina, Sask--The Regina Leader sintos that a company has been organized by a number of promin ent Sonnciers and coal men of western Canada with the purpose in view of manufacturing briquettes from the dried raw coal in the Souris district of southern Saskat- chewan. The company, incorporat ed under the name of the Canadian Coal Briquettes and Power (Bien- fait) Ltd., also intends to inazukac. ture dried lignite coal and powered, fuel...

the

The men interested in project are:-P. T. Roberts, of

the P. T. Roberta Lumber Com- pany, Winnipeg, and president

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7.

and

His Majesty King George V.

of the new company; Avery Casey,

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CANTON TRADE NOTES.

A quiet silk market has been ex perienced during the past few days,

The quotations are rather stendy as compared with last week. On Wed- Desday, some 190 bales were sold the prices being:~No. 14/18 at H.K. $1,010 per picul and No. 13/13

at HK.$1,195.

AT THE QUEEN'S.

"SHE GOES TO WARD

"י

She Goes to War" now show. ing at the Queen's Theatre is yet another version of "What Price Glory" and other American aime of scenes on the battle field and behind the front at the Great War.

·TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME.

RELAY FROM “UNIVERSITY

OF HONG KONG."

The following programme will 'be broadcast to-day from the Govera ment Broadcasting Station Z.B.W.

oa 330 metros :-

1.4 p.m.-Weather report. In this picture, Eleanor Board-

5.30 to 4.30 p.m.-Programme of man, makes a reappearance on the Chinese Music. (Records supplied screen after long absence and through the courtesy of Mesara. plays a new role. She is ably sup-Wing Lok Co.). ported by John Holland, a new leading man,

The cotton yarn market has been dull and further affected by the de- The story shons Eleanor Foard. preciation of the value of the Cen-man as a arrogant daughter of a tral Bank of China notes. Prices wealthy American. She joins the

YMCA., service and comes over i are variable. According to A Shanghai telegram, the latest quotato France. At first proud and self. tions there have also fallen.

The kerosene market is moderate, Supplies are rather abundant but demand, especially by the country districts, has fallen away. are firm.

Prices

cutiscious she comes Esce to face with grim reality, and settles to her work in an entirely new spirit.

7.43 p.m.-Eveting weather re- part.

S to 8.30 p.m.-Record Salcations. "Poet and Peasant" (Von Suppe) Overture, Band of H.,M.. Grenadier Guards..

Everybody's Melodies, The J. H.

Squire Celeste Octet. "Fantasie in G Minor" (Bach) Organ Solo, Edouard Com- mette Enter to save her cowardly Love is the Light of the Soul,” fiance, she wears his uniform and

"Rigoletto-Dearest Name,' takes his place dŋ the racks, suc-

Soprano, Maria Gentile. ceeding, after many adventures, ia "sniping

8.30 p..Popular Lecture by an eneray machine-gun-afr. R. Vaughan Fowler, The The making of earthenware inner to save the company,

Development of Aviation in Shek Wan has been doing exceed. The plot is unusual, and is pre-Chion Belayed from Great Hall ingly well this year, most of the sented in an interesting manner,of the University of Hong Kong. manufacturers having made good mating an acceptable "entertain 9.30 p.m. approx.-Record Selec profits. About sixty per cent. of meat. War veterans must not be tions. the population of Shek Wan are too critical, of course.

10.30 p.m.-Close Down, engaged in this industry.

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The sugar market remains dull,

PURE SCOTCH LIQUEUR F.C., Regina, and E. C. Whicha, and has been overstocked by foreign: DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS.

WHISKY

10 years old.

GEORGE BALLANTINE & SON, LTD. GLASGOW AND LONDON.

augar. Prices are low.

superintendent of the loco refinery of the Imperial Oil Company, Vam Very brisk business is reported couver, both of whom are vice-pre-by manufacturers of furniture in European styles. Manufacturers of sidents of the company; and E. V. black wood furniture on Chinese

Champion, president of the Campian patterns are doing very badly. Due Bayers

Coal Company, Weyburn, Saskat|to the high cost of living, black chewan, who is secretary-treasurer. wood furniture have been in much Captain Mayers, president of the less demand in recent years. The Canadian Coal and Briquetting number of the manufacturers has Company, Merritt, British Column decreased and many workers have 1,347 DISTILLED IN SCOTLAND, H. H. Freeman, general super-been rendered idle.

£101

intendent of the same company and If you want a really first class David D. Whitesides, K.C., of Duncan, McCory and Whitesides, Scotch Whisky at a reasonable price, New Weatininster, British Colum-

thau bia, are directors in the new enter It la prise.-

you can

botter have no Ballantine's Liqueur Whisky. excellent.

The French Store .000.000 tons.

Beaconsfield Arcade.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

PENINSULAE AND CBIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION 06's

STEAMER "KALYAN."

ARKIVAD HONG KONG OF 20TH SEPTEMBER, 1929,

FROM ANTWERP,LONDON, GIBRAL

TAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA, PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above

named Vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and pinced at thate rok in the Hong Kong And Kewloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where

The company, it is stated, owns 800 acres of coal in the Souris dis- trict with an estimated tonnage of It is proposed to supply briquette and powderod fuel to the householders and power companies of the province at a price that will compete with coal im- ported from any other.province of the Dominion. It is intimated that a large utility company operating in the province has selected a site on the property of the company for proposed large power plant in southern Saskatchewan.

The operations of the company H. M. Freeman, general auperin will be under the supervision of

tendent of the Canadian Carl and Briquetting Company, Merritt, British Columbia and production

at the new plant at Bienfait will

be started immediately with 150 tons daily production expected by the first of next year.

BURMA'S RICE DUTY.

Consignment will be sorted out A & M Mark by Mark and Dalivary can be obtained Lê the Goods are landed. ·

Optional Goods will be landed here. unless Instructions have been given to the contrary Six hoops before arrival of the Steamer

Goods not cleared within 8 days, ta olading d ste of arrival, will be subject to Bent

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No Fire Lasaraose will be affected by me in

in any case whatever. Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowas for examination by the Cou signees, and the Company's Surveyors, Mer GODDARD & Donatas, at 10 a. on Mondays and Thursdays, within the Froe Storage period.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before 15th October, 1929, or they will not be recognised.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown,

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

Agents

Hong Kogg, 26th Bapt., 1923. [8419

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DE

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

8.8. "GENERAL METZINGER.”

ARRIVED HONG KONG ON TUESDAY, THE 24ru SEPT., 1929,

From MARSEILLES, &c. ALSO BRINGING THROUGH CARGO FROM LA PALLICE, BORDEAUX, COGNAC, &c., Ex 8.8.

"FORMIGNY AND ROLLON.”

M

· COUNCILLOR'S PROPOSAL FOR ABOLITION.

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Mr. J. K. Munshi, M. L. "A. Barrister-at-Law, has given notice of the following resolution which the intends to move at the next Session of the Legislative Assembly to be held at Simila:-

"This Assembly recommends to the Governor-General in Council.

(a) either to abolish the Export Duty on Rice from Burma or

(b) in the alternative to ap- paint a Committce to enquire in- to the Export Duty on Rice from Burma and to ascertain and re- port how such 'Duty affects Bur- ma's prosperity in general and the Rice and Paddy trade of Burma in particular."

Mr. Munshi has written to the Burma Chamber of Commerce, the Burma Indian Chamber of Com merce, the Burmese Chamber of Commerce and the Chinese. Cham- ber of Commerce requesting them to furnish all facts, figures, me- terials and suggestions which might be helpful to him in presenting Burma's case before the Legislative Assembly,

PAHANG PARA RUBBER.

THE PAYMENT OF 5 PER

CENT. DIVIDEND.

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The price of fire-wood, has risen sharply, due to the shortage of sup plins. The current prices vary from sixty to seventy catties to the dollar na compared with over ninety catties two weeks ago...

EXCHANGE.

{BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}

Paris New York

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

Bullero 8 Nominal

SHAREBROKERS' 'ASSOCIATION.

THURSDAY.

SEPT. 26.

Mercantile Bks. “A”

Bayle Sellers

العSalon Momin

Banks

£130

FK Banks $1,250

Do. (London) Chartered Banks...

$1.25%

...

{£32

Do.

890

Bank of East Asia...

- Insurancos

$340

Canton Ins.........

$635

$2

Underwritera

$2.10

T180

8339

North China......................... Union

Tico

$355

AL800 Yangtaze "Ins......

500

$310

China Fires ********

$310

Roopy, September 25.

$770

H.K. Fires

$100

123.855

4.85 1/16

Shipping

Brussels

34.875

$17 Douglases

$25 €28

Geneva.....

25.165

Steamboats

$23

Amsterdam

12.008

"

Milan

99.655

Berlin

20.36

08/-

800 100/

Stockholm

18.10

$22

€21

Copenhagen

18.205

Oslo

18.203

Vienna

34.47

Prague

1859

834

Helsingfors

102%

80%

Kailans

Madrid

32.815

T.161

Lisbon

108:20

T.18

375

T.12

Bucharest

$17

ગ

Buenos Aires

47 7/39

21/

Bombay

<1/5/27/32

Athens

Rio

Shanghai ........... 2/31. Hong Kong ... 107 Yokohama ..........1/11·27/32 (7) 8139 Silver (spot and for-

ward)

$140

$4.70 84.65

23 11/10

T.146

T.8

CHINA'S CURRENCY IN NEW YORK.

SHANGHAI TAELS REACH NEW LOW LEVEL.

»[United Press.]

NEW YORK, Sept. 17. Shanghai taels and Hong Kong dollars late yesterday reached i new low level here for the past si- 89.63 veral years,coincident with further recession of silver.

Traders thought that the large $7.90 bearish operations in the silver $14 market on the part of certain Chi- nese speculators were about to ter minate.

One of the sequels in the break in silver was a demand for Japan. ese yen, which rallied further.

“GLEN" LINE, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA PORTS.

THE Steamship

THE

#18

$98

Indos (pref.)

Do. (def.)

Shell Transports

Water-boats

Mining

Benquets......

Langkats (comb.)...184

Do. (single)

Explorations...... T.14

Shanghai Loan...

Raube

Tronoh Mines

T.10

T.5

191

Docks, Wharves,

Godówns, etc.

H.K. & K. Wharfs... $139 Providents

HK Docks

63/6

$4.85 $329334

$4.65

Shanghai Docks, ... New Engineerings

115)

T8.30

T.181 Hongkow me kam

Cotton Mill

$41

Ewos

$201

·

T.104 Sbai. Otons (old)........

T.70

Do:" (new)... T.121 Zoong Bings

T.106

T.74

Lands, Hotels and

9.70/1

H.K. & S. Hotels

...$0.65

H.K. Lands

T.160

Shanghai Lands ....

H.K. Realtys

C.

Bulidings

********| 3813 | $012

Humphreys 8141

Chinese Estates ....

Public Mities

Tramways..........318

$11.80 Peak Trams (old). $6,05

Do. (now) Star Ferries

Lights (old)..

$671

812.90

Do. (new).... $12.75 H.K. Electrics 3621 Macao da

Sandakan Lights ....... Telephones.. 87.90 Chins Bused.....| Tractions ............

Do. (pre)

Industriais

9/-

Canton Ioos. 82.80 Cements (comb.)... 89.45

$18.35

$671

81325

812) $61.30 823

· B02)

87.20

T.15

20/-

821

(old)... $7.85 (new)

$1.60

Bopes

$7.35

80.95

*

China Sugar

827

Malabon SugarS

United Asbestos

MiscellansqZEN

**QARBAKVONSHIRE “ having arrived from the abers Forts, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the

landed their risk into the hazardous above named Steamer are hereby.

and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the 89,55 informed that their Goods with the

Kong

Kowloon Wharf and $7,70 eroeption of Oplum, Treasure and Valu

Godown ables are being landed and placed at their risk, in the Godowns of the Hong Syndicate for year ended, April 30, may b

wharves, Delivery $7.40 Profit of Pahang Para Rubber and/or from the wailed, whence, 311

be obtained. Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa

Goods not clearod by the 8rl Ltd., Kowloom, whence Delivery cax 1920, was £3,045 (against £2,190), ibe obtained me the Goods are landed. plus profit on realization of in October, 1929, at Noon, will be subject #0

Rent Goods not cleared within 7 days investment £552, and balance brought

All brokon, shaled and damaged cluding date of arrival, will be subject to forward £1,744, together £5,342.

Written buildings to be left Godowns Bel Ulaims must be sent to the Under chinery: 21,000 (ame), and direct where they will be examined in the $191.

by Messrs. signed before Thursday, the 3rd October, tora recommend divident of 8 per presence of

on 2nd October, 1929, or they will not be recognized. cent. (against nil), carrying for Goddard and

at 10 am. Claims against the those for Cargo the Godowns for examination by the able August 31, less tax.. Crop was cal

short delivered must be Consignees and the Company's Bar 305,703 ib., comparing with 300,363 Special Form provided, and must also

Blairs. Geddard & Douglas at

be abmitted within 80 days of nerival a.m. on Monday, the 80th September,

otherwise they will not be recognized.

to

1929,

Douglas,

Damaged Packages must be left in ward £030, Dividend will be payamay including resented on the $18

Teyor

10

o

1929999

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns.

No Fire Insursson will be affected by

-L. LESDOS, Agent. Hong Kong, 24th Sept., 1929, (3406

ns in any case whatever."

. in previous year; 328,989 lb.

was sold, realising gross 10.89d.

**

8254 $1.40

per pound, unsold portion, 68,714 No Fire Insurance will be afected $11.90

ib. being taken into accounts at by as to any case whatever.

d. per pound set, Estimate for Bills of Lading will be countersigned current year 460,000 lb. Mature by

rubber area is 1,689) nores, Mr. E. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD., 11

- Agente.

G. Windle Lus resigned from the board.

Hong Kong, 28th Sept, 1929. [8417

$9.70/.75

87.90

JIN

$9.50

$18.75

80.50 $281

31.30

Dairy Farms 30.80. Der A. Wings....

Amusemente vanna Constractions-- Lane Crawfords

Nantha .......

Tobacco... $4

Sinceres (old)....810.25 P+(now) ...... 89,75 Watsons **********

Wm. Powells B

Ind. G.8 Bonds...

FLK. Gort, Loan.

Caldbeck,(ord

Macgregor (pref.)|

812

prem. 6%

President Liner

SAILINGS

Weekly Trans-Pacific Service

To San Francisco and Los Angeles The Sunshine Belt via Honolulu

Fortnightly wailings on Tundiye a Pros, Grant.....Tues., Oct. 8 Pros. Cleveland.Tusa., Uot. 2 Pres. Pieroo......Tue, Nov. 3 Pros. Talt

...Tuss, Nov. 19

To Seattle'and Victoria The Short, Straight Route to Anuarica

Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdayy Prea. Jefferson...Tues., Oct. 1, 1: a.m. Pros. Lincola......Taos., Oct. 15) Fres. Madison ... Tuss., Oct. 29 Pros. Jackson..............Tues., Nov; 12

TO SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

Fis HONOLULU-DIRECT ; Pars, HAYES

................................October 1 through rates to Europe via United States. Direct £120, 112 Spections with all Aslantic lines. Choice of rail lines across United States and Canada, liberal stop over privileges for sight-seeing.

Europe and New York Direct

ROUND THE WORLD »

Fortnightly sailing, on Sunday vie blanila, Straits, Colombo, Suez Canal, Alexandria Naples, Gedon, Marseilles, New,York and Bosson. Pres. Adams.Sun., Oct. 8,8 m. Pres. Mouse...Sun., Nov. 17,8 m. Pres. Barrison.Saz, Oct. 20, 8 am Pros, Wilson...Sun., Dec. 1,8 Pres. Johnson .Sun., Nov. 3, 8... Pros. Hayes...Sun. Dec. 15, 8 am.

To Manila

Pres. Grant.......Sept. 29.8 p.m. Pres. Lincoln..Oct. 8,8 p.m. Pres. Cloreland.Oct. 12, 6 p.m.

Pres. Madison.. Oct. Pros. Pierce.....Oct. Pros. Jackson...Nov.

For Bookings. Parenser and Freight Information apply to

92, 6 p.m. 26,6 p.m.

5, 0 p.m.

· 12, Pedder, Street, · Telephonë:°C. 2477, 2478 and 795.

CANTON BRANCH:1-4, Sĩa Kar Street.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE

AND

AMERICAN MAIL LINE

EXPRESS

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'LINE

SERICE

BARBER WILHELMSEN

LINE.

· TRANS-PACIFIO · AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE

via PANAMA

NEXT SAILING

M.V. "TAI PING".

îп OCTOBER 21st

for

SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK &.BOSTON

42 Days To New York

For Passenger and Freight information please apply :--

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Queen's Buildings.

Agenta,

Telephone C. 1020.

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M:

KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART

MAATSCHAPPY.

(ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co. on Batavu)

NHE «MOTOR VESSEL

"CREMER"

Due to sail to SINGAPORE, BELAWAN_DELI and

·PENANG, on 26th September, at Noon.

Offers excellent Saloon accommodation.

All lower: berchs.

1st Class Fare to Singapore-$125.

In connection with the Royal Packet Nay. Co.'s (K.P.M.) 3ervice to a destinations in the Netherlands East Indies

Agents:-

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-LIJN.

Yeax Burtone Gisatex Hoan.

English cuisine.

$11.40

and Australia.

03% 6107

Telephone 1574.

Doctor.. carried,

Wireless telegraph.