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will leave MURRAY PIER for HAIWAN BAY at 2 P.M. on SATUR DAY, JANUARY 117. Wolf Cobe Browning, and the Smaller Scouts and Guides can be accommodated, also a Tav Officers-in-charge and Friends, provided that the Total Number does not excred 130 Persen.

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AND 1ST MARCH, 1930.

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Hong Kong, 8th Jan., 1935. [8906

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1930.

THE CHINESE ENGINEERING & MINING CO... LIMITED,

FIRST MORTGAGE DEBEN- TURES (KAILAN BONDS).

SEVENTEENTH DRAWING.

JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that, in conformity with the conditions endorsed upon the Deben. tures, the undermentioned Numbers of Debentures of the total value of £21,000 were drawn on the Firth DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1929, at the Decs of the Company, No. 3, London Wall Buildings, in the City of London, in the presence of WALTON PITZIANES TURNER, one of the Directors, ALFRED WILLIAM BERRY, Secretary of the Company, and Nicasio ROBERT JAURALDE, of 9, Bishopsgate, London, E.C, Notary Public.

The said Debentures will be paid off at Par on the 31ST DECEMBER, 1029, it either of the following. places:--

IN LONDON: At the Offices of the Company... No. 3. London Wall Buildings, E.C.2;

IN BRUSSELS: At the Offices of the Local Board, 13, rue Brédirade, Brussels;

IN CHINA At the General Offices of the Company, Tientsin.

6 Bonds of £500 Each, Numbered:

3 71 83 07 128 174

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN 70 Bonds of £100 Bach, Numbered:

that the Certificates for the following Proferred Ordinary Shares in the shove Company are alleged to Have Been LOST,

representing 100 Shares, ly, No. 144

Nos. 1421 t

1520 and No. 146, representing 50 Shares, Nox. 91705 ..to 91757, Registered in the Name of ROLAND MARGESON DAVISON.

Application has been made to the Directors for the Inane of Duplicate Certificates, and should No Objection be Lodged with the Company within Thirty Daya from the Date hereof the Application will be complied with, subject to such Guarantees as may be ..approved by the Directors.

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The engagement is announced be." tween Mr. Paul Storr, of Singapore, and Doris, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bottomley, of

A number of Chinese merchants Co. with a capital of $100,000: The have organized the Hung Yuan 'S.N. Company has purchased a ship from Japanese merchants and will shortly start a shipping service between Shanghai and Chekiang ports.

We understand that no decision to build a swimming bath and new wing of the European Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, has been arrived at. The matter has teen suggested and die. gussed in certain quarters, but that is as far ne it has gone. The pro- jeet would certainly cost far more than the sum which has beea mea- tioned.

A Peping telegram to the Sinwurza- pao says that throug traffic on The Trans-Siberian and the Chinese Eastern Railways will be resumed from January 10, 1930, and that the first batch of passengers to be car- ried by the trains on these two lines will be the Chinese delegatos. to the Sino-Russina conference in Moscow.

The Chinese Pilots Association has submitted a further petition to the Executive Yuan, requesting the abolition of foreigners' piloting rights simultaneously, with the abolition af foreigners' inland and constal navigation rights, and o order the Customs Commissioners not to interfere, "either openly or secretly, with this abolition 80 as to effect the rendition of China's sovereign rights at an early date.

WEATHER REPORT. From an international point of view, the present silver standard Yesterday's weather report, fore- makes for constant fluctuations, cart and remarks, issued by the sometimes quite extreme. The Chi- Siladen, Yorkshire. Royal Observatory at 5.15 p.m., nuso investor is at a marked dis stated:-

advantage in buying abroad, and The anticyclone remains central indications are that he will con to the north of the Yangtsze Valley tinus an In this respect a change but has decreased slightly in inten-will eventually be made, in all eity. Strong monsoon will con- probably, but it will require a very tinue along the S.E. const of China strong and stable Government to and over the N. China Sea.

accomplish the task. Much more Local Forecast:-N, winds, fresh, of moment to the ordinary Chinese fine to cloudy

is the constant Anctuation of de- préciated small money silver, as compared with the silver Chinese dollar, and the copper esin "as compared with both the dollar and, the "small money silver. The introduction of the tael, actually a Chinese unit of weight which varies at different placca, is an additional complicating factor. Professional fees, house-rents, Customs dues,

Bail was refused at Los Angeles and a variety of other things "are

Mr. J. A, Gaunt, B.A., who was last week for Alexander Pantages, changed in taels, which are more recently appointed to the staff of wealthy West Coast theatrical mag- than dollars. One cannot get a St. Stephen's College, Stanley, haa regstel with which to pay-instead, been elected to Fellowship at nate, under sentence of imprison- Dent following conviction for as- one must keep a special the account Trinity College, Cambridge. Mr. at. the bank, with attendant losa Gaunt

anult upon a girl who called at his was educated at Rugby in exchange when one increases the School and Trinity, where he ob- office seeking employment. Attor tael account from one's resources in tained 1st Class Honours in Mathe-neys for Pantages had asked that Chinese or foreign currency. If a mation last year. He is expected he be released pending the hearing client has an amount in American nt St. Stephen's in February.

of his appeal. Pantagea' personal· physicians testified that confinement dollars and wishes to change into Chinese dollars at a bank, the A Canton paper says that a small may kill him, as he is at an ad- American currency in changed into boy was killed by a buffalo in vanced age and in poor health. tagls with a profit to the bank Whampoa last week. and then changed into Chinese suddenly became uncontrollable dollars-with another profit to the and knocked down "the young hank. All it mounts to is a

son of its owner who was looking few expensive strokes of the pen, after it and stamped on his head since the tael is a purely fetitious killing him almost instantly. A affair, but it is a habit, which ap-number of villagers rushed is the of them shot the reals to the bankers, and the bank scene and ene ers show small interest in what Dr. buffalo. KEMMERER and his associates may think of it. Efforts are constantly of the various perplexing angles of China's money puzzles, and any thing the KEMMERER report can do toward helping to untangle China's currency difficulties will be a grent boon to the nation, but optimists in this connection are few and far be

The Baily Press.

HONG KONG, JANUARY 9, 1930.

THE DWINDLING DOLLAR.

ABOUT a week 30, in reviewing the trade of the Colony for the past year, reference was made in these columns to the depreciated value of the dollar. It was pointed out that the measures taken about three months ago for bringing the Hồng Kong dollar more in line with the tael had not proved very effective, and further depreciation was to be expected. That forecast has beer already fulfiled, and to-day the Hong Kong dollar is worth only la, 6.13416d., compared with the rate uf 23. ruling twelve months ago. China, we are told, is glatted with

eluded between the

being made to attack one or another

tween.

The animal

The Chinese press says that, up to last week, more than 70 of the 101 Chinese owned silk filatures in Shanghai had suspended their business, and the rest are expected" to take the same step shortly before the Chinese New Year. The female workers of the closed filatures have been paid off. On arvount of the the Nellore was the Rev. R. HV

Among the passengers arriving by depression of China's silk trade this year, says the vernacular press, Brougham, M.A., who will be in most of the silk filatures in Wusih, Chinking, charge of the work of the Missions Hangchow, Souchow, to Semen in Hong Kong during theete, will be closed before the Chi- absence on leave of the Rev. G. T. Waldegrave from the end of this will become bunkrupt. month until September next. Brougham worked for over twenty years in the Diocese of Cork, hold ing various, livings, and eventually joined the staff of the Missions to Seamen in 1910, since when he has been in charge of the work at, Marseilies, Runcorn, and Adelaide, from which port, after five years there, he has come direct to Hong Kong.

Mr.

nese New Year and some of them

A Canton Romance.

In describing a recent wedding between two persons past their

youth & Canton paper reveals a

Meanwhile the position in Hong silver, and the fall of the Shanghai hong steadily becomes more dif ficult if not actually critical. The

romantic story of constancy and tael to the lowest point on record commercial activities of the Colony

devotion. The bride and "bride. 21.5-161.-has had an immediate are completely dependent upon the

groom had become engaged twenty Chinese hinterland, and business

years ago, but the young man, was reaction upon Hong Kong,, where with these markets becomes almost

called abroad on important busi the dollar at once dropped in sym- impossible when Auctuations of the

ness. He promised his fiancee to pathy. There is too much silver dollar "constantly create new and Passengers leaving the ferry return next year and marry her. unexpected values of goods handled. whari on Hong Kong side 'yesterday | Unfortunately circumstances pre- in China-so much, in fact, that As we pointed out in these columns norning were agreeably surprised vented him again and again, and it. we are assured that such a general at the end of last year, doubts re- to see that vehicular traffic was was twenty years, before he return revival of trade in the country, as garding exchange fluctuations have held up by the traffic policemaned, with his concubine and two sons, a result of stable peace being con-business-and in these competitive the rond.

made it impossible to book forward until the crowd had safely crossed one aged 10, to fulfil the vows of his

In yesterday's issue weyouth. rival

War days business is sometimes booked made a suggestion that such control Lords and political factions, would twelve months and more ahead. A of trullie should be enforced; a few Unique Chinese Screens. not lead to any demand for more worth in sterling 33 per cent. more effect! Never before have we had year ago the Hong Kong dollar was hours later the iden was put into

Among recent acquisitions by silver and, incidentally, `cause

than it is to-day: what will it be the pleasure of sucing a friendly Messra. Komor and Komor.are two rise in the value of the dollar. worth in six, or even three, montlis suggestion for the public good rat magnificent Chinese screens of the "The worst is yet to come!" ap reason nobody is prepared to place by the terry will be most grateful standing about eight feet in height. time Nobody knows, and for that so promptly into action. Travellera Chieng Lung period (1730-05), pears to express the views of those 10081 10120 10141 10215 16220 10310 42010 33035 3053 23110 23112 33161 best qualified to judge the present orders for goods to be delivered into the police authorities for making One panel depicts a peach-tree, and 10350 10405 10403 10413 19120 1012039213271 35307 33477 33016 33363 situation and venture upon a fore-three or six months' time. For arrangements for the greater safety the other a pine-with all the 10834 10571 10008 0701 10820 10095 30074 33670 83741 30760 93706 37653 cast of probable future develop-ward business has practically comet pedestrians at this busy point.

various birds, beasta, flowers, and 11008 11135 11247 11380 11403 11456 3:03 30050 34069 31165 34177 34209 ments. This is indeed a most dis to a stop-not because goods will

colours associated by the Chinese 11518 11521 11680 11024 11027 11652 34256 64338 34428 31463 34499 34516 appointing sequel to the step re-

not be wanted but because nobody Among the passengers who, ar-

with long life, prosperity, and hap- 11742 31783 11629 11831 11076 12309 34536 84545 34571 C15 34032 31635 cently taken by the note-issuing can say what they will cost, and rived in Hong Kong last week by piness. Such screens were in older 12011 12045 12060, 19127. 12185 12204 | 94668 91723 34920 34858 34562 34978 banks to stabilise the Hong Kong to bur. As for spot business, pro this Colony and Java, but who has advanced age is recognition both of consequently everyone is disinclined the President Jackson was Mr. days presented by the Imperial TN order to facilitate the Investiga-12331 1280 12517 12339 12540 1238028055 35081 35116 35158 35226 35286 dollar, and may lead to renewed Ition with regard to A. Number of 19762 12786. 19905 19850 12809 12391 34465 35765 35775 35770 33953 35875 agitation that the question of the active yere seeing the steady the living on the Pacific Coast for their years and service. The de George A. Pentreath, formerly of Court to distinguished persons of Share Certificates which have been 12918 12026 12960 12010 1307313141 35838 35027 35953 33959 28052 35066 Colony's currency be referred to content, to wait until it falls still the past four years. Mr. Pen corative work consists of eloissoné Fraudulently obtained from the Com

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26459 30173 30315 36545 30753 30703 subject, with a request for sugges-lower, as they are quite confident treath is now the representative of enamel in high relief upon a lacquer in Full Farticulare of their Bolding",

19725 1870 18739 18827 12860 13010 30786 to 20381 0037 30043 3000!tions as to the way and means of will. It is a bad start for the New the newly-formed Export Sales Cor panel, and each screen is mounted Number of Certificates, Naine of Owner,

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beautiful screens, for they are their Faljo Numbers, to The GENERAL 159 1589 157 15350 15300 15394 36000 36133 391-47 38148 28170 39156

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HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE 00., LTD.

By Order of the Board, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers.

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The drawn Debentures, with Cou- be left four clear days for examina pons Nos. 30 to 40 nitached, must tion.

By arder,

ALFRED W BEARY,

Secretary. Countersigned--

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MINING COMPANY, LTD.

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PAYMENT of The HALEYAN 19555 10620 1968 19674 10700 10708 INTEREST due on the 1ST JANU-1994 19951 19016 15995 20058 20980 ABY, 1930, will be made on Presentation 2012490135 20177 20257 20113 20181

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

N. R. JAURALDE,

Notary Public. 3, LONDON WALL BUILDINGS, LONDON, E.C..

5TH NOVEMBER, 1929.

some independant authority on the

Business become almost impossibleveryone's mind is--what is to be pore. The Offeers of the new

natural question which arises in a branch either here or in Singa-

or.

on 4

Looking Back 25 Years.

tracts are based is liable to enddendone about it? Is it possible-andganization are:-Myron L. Davins and severe fluctuation.

practicable to fix the value of (Seattle), S. C. Kingsberry (Shang the Hong Kong dollar as the value ii), and II. A. Magnuson (San Kong in this matter is not peculiar and if not, why not? There is so

Admittedly, the position of Hong of the Straits dollar has been fixcl Francisco). All the gentlemen were formerly connected with an to this Colong; it is a trouble, much uncertainty in the public

ald-established locni importing common to Chitin, and one which mind as to the real facts regarding

house, Chinese Government.

as given" no little anxiety to the the currency problem that an im

Mr. A. A. Tye, a wealthy Chinese After one partial investigation of the situa In the House of Commons laat who has recently returned from year of intensive research work the tion by an acknowledged expert on month Mr. Hore-Belisha was inform America and is at present residing KEMMEYER Commission, a group of such matters would be most weled by Mr. Hall that "elimate allow at Gage Street, was charged at the American financial experts headed' come, and possibly most helpfulance" was not payable either to by Dr. E. W. KEMMENER, of Prince This Colony lives on its commercial officers or men in H.M.S. Tanır

police-court on Saturday before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz with being in ton University, recently submitted activity, and since commerce and or shore establishments. Colonial unlicensed possession of a bayonet. its recommendations for currency currency are so closely related, we

allowance was granted in officers at A few days ago the defendant wrote reform and allied matters to the repeat what was written in these Hong Kong at rates and under con to the Captain Superintendent of Government at Nanking. The find columns only a few days ago revised. Payment is, however, res stationed at his house, as he fre ings of the Commission have been recognised authority upon currency tricted to officers who are required quently heard burglars on his roof dition which had recently been Police, asking that a detective be kept secret; in keeping with his problems should be invited by the to reside on shore or are not pro-and running up and down the customary practice, Dr. KEMMERER Government to investigate the convided with service victualling. A stairs. His request was granted, decided in 1927 to abolish Colonial duty. On the rat night of his

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By Order,

THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION, P. C. YOUNG,

General Manager.

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It seems virtually, certain that Chinese, were reported from "Vic. Five more cases of small-pox, all Dr. KEMMERER has recommended a toria on Tuesday. more uniform and stabilized eur- rency under direct control of the Central Government, and a change

A Canton paper says that there from a silver to a gold basis, but are 312 Buddhist nuns and forty whether anything can be done about two nunnerics in the city. such laudable recommendations is quite another matter. The one out-

system under which where neccs premises. The householder heard sary an increased provision allow him, walking along the passage of anco is paid or the actual cost of the first floor and, mistaking him lodgings or of board and ledging is for a burglar, arose from his bed defrayed.

and charged after the supposed The death is announced of Mr. detective was not proof against the burglar with fixed bayonets The Richard Blackwell, which occurred sight of cold steel, and fed per- at Sydenham, London, on November eipitately. He was hotly pursued 26. He was born in 1818, and com-u Gage Street by the Chinese, un- menced his business career in the til the latter was arrested and Sons, of Lloyds.. Upon leaving for there found that he had a permit office of Mcaurs, Richard Harris and taken to Central Station. It was China in 1830 he entered the service for the possession of the rifle, but of Messrs. Russell & Co., Hong not for the bayonet. He was order- Kong, at that time general ngents ed to pay a fine of 816-Hong for the Yangtsze Insurance Associa-Tony Daily Press, January 9, 1905. tion, Ltd., at most of the China

Ports H returned to England in Looking Back 60 Years. standing difficulty in China's pre- Mining Administration's mines for which he held until his retirement Supreme Court for the issue of a

1882, having been appointed Yang- The total output of the Kailan taze's London manager, a position off, so far, for the order of the The Opium Farmer is no better the dificulty of changing any old amounted to 98,385 tons, and the sed of an agreeable personality. He Messageries Maritimes steamers. sent current situation-aside from the week ending December 2 in 1926. Mr. Blackweli was posses-warrant to search for opium in the custom-is the fact that the con- fusion of moneys is

a profitable salce during the period to 72:297 made many friends, and had a store The Anadyr sailed on Wednesday thing for tens of thousands of tops.

of memories of his earlier days in night without any search being people who play a Ginancial middle-

the Far East, where he had always made, and it is anid she ran 840,000 man role at the expense of the A sum of money in English cur been popular In Hong Kong a TO LET.

millions of their fellow-Chinese. rency has been taken to the Central few of the old residents will remem this Calony. We are informed that of opium through the waters of It is true that the millions Police Station by Mr. O. Hong her him as the active honorary accre- the French Consul, when applied FFICE. ( Rooma) TO BE LET are more'

of Eing, shopkeeper of 10, Pedder tary of the St. Andrew's Ball Comte, would give neither sanction nor From 18T JANUARY, 1930, in thousands, but the millions are Street, who reported, that it was mittee. He was devoted to his assistance in searching the Anadyr, HONG KONG OLUB (ANNEX). passive, while the bankers, money found in his shop, having apparent work alike in Hong Kong, and and matters have, therefore, return- ApplySECRETARY, changers, and shop-keepers are ac-ly been left behind by a customer. London, and his length of service ed to the status quo ante.-Kong

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