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ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE

NOTICE.

THE SANITARY BOARD wishes to draw the attention of the Public to the possibility of contracting Cholera from eating Uncooked Vogot- ables and Fruits,

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⠀⠀ J. H. GELLING, -Soorotary, Sanitary Board.

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11th July, 1932.

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them to proceed to Nanking for a conference as to staps for checking this process.

Kwangsi papota state Generals Li Chung Jon and Pei Churg Hai have. ordered another aerodrome for the Lauchow district,

A report to the Canton Bureau of Public Safety by the Lokcheong district. authorities states that on the evening of the 8th instant, four wealthy Chinese merchants were attacked and robbed by eleven arm. ed gangsters while they were walk ing back to their respective villages carrying with them a sum of $800, One of the merchants who resisted was killed on the spot.

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According to a Swatow paper many deaths from cholera are be ing reported every day. Mr. Won Man Foo, the well-known Singa- pore Chinese merchant, has remitted hirge sums to the local hospitals for the purchase coffins!

PLENIPOTENTIARY WITHDRAWN

TARDCOR REUTER'S AGENCY.}

NANKING, Aug. 10, THE Government has rescinded the appointmerst of Mr. Li Fang Yi as plenipotentiary dele to the International Tele- Kato graph Conference.

conse-

This is presumably,' a quence of the recent controversy over wireless contracts with the British Marconi nnd the Americau Mackay interests,

NOTICE

CHANGE OF BUSINESS HOURS

CUSTOMERS ARE KINDLY

REQUESTED TO NOTE THAT

COMMENCING AUGUST 9TH

OUR

WILL BE

OPENED FOR BUSINESS FROM

STORE

8.30 A.M. AND CLOSED AT

8.30 P.M.

DAILY

WEEK DAYS.

DURING

THE SINCERE CO., LTD.

THE GREATEST DEPARTMENTAL STORE

IN HONG KONG.

ASSETS

£13,000,000

DT APPOINTMENT

CLAIMS PAID

£40,000,00

GENERAL

ACCIDENT, FIRE & LIFE ASSURANCE CORPN., LTD,

All Classes of INSURANCE

WORLD WIDE

ORGANISATION

AGENTS

JAMES H. BACKHOUSE

1A, CHATER ROAD...

TEL 21798.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, "AUGUST 11, 1932.

CORRESPONDENCE. LONDON EXCHANGE

[All letters intended for publi. ention must be accompanied by tha name and address of the writer, not for publication, unless so desired, but is evidence of good, faith -ED.]:

WAKEFIELD CASTROLLO.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY FE289."]

Sir,-We should like to correct a mistake in the report appearing in your yesterday's issue of Mr. C.D. Lambert's addrees before the Ro- tary Club. Such roport states that "In reply to a further question snid that Lambert Rotarian Wakefeld Castrol Oil was cer tainly of great use for a new Car or after the pistons had been over- hauled. He did not think that this and similar preparations were so much use after the car had been running for some time." The question did not refer to Wakefield Castrol Oil but to Wake- Geld Coxtrollo which is an upper eylinder lubricant and Mr. Lambert i in reply to a question as to its valuc said

RATES

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Parishe New York Montreal Genera Brussels Amsterdam Milan Berlin

Rugby, August 9.

888

3.471

3.08

17.811

23 1/32

6.02)

077

14 10/32

10.45

18.071

19 31/32 99 Nom.

Money and

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

A.O.F.C. QUOTATIONS.

New York, August 0. Dow Jones Averages:

Aug. Aug.

8 9 Change 30 Industrials. 07.71 07.08.03down 20 Rails 26.79 23.77.02down 20 Utilities ... 27.30 28.25 .95 up

Messrs. E. A. Plerce & Co. Report.

The market is easy. done: 3,800,000 shares.

Stockholm Copenhagen Oslo Vienna Prague Helsinfors Madrid Lisbon Athens

.117k

232

110

530

Bucharest

595

Air Reduction

Belgrade

212

3/16 Nom.

Nom.

30 Nom.

Rio

Buenos Aires

Montevideo Rambay Hong Kong Yokohama Silver (spot) Silver (forward)

1/6 3/32

1/3 25/32 1/01

Allied Chemical and

Dyo

American Can American Telegraph

Business

LAST TO-DAY's PRICE FRICE

850 8011

and Telephone 1101 American Tobacca "B" 78

17 13/18 173

Auburn

75

Borden Company

!

Canadian Pacific

14)

Consolidated Gus

of

EXCHANGE.

New York

54)

5-1

Drugs, Inc.

Eastman Kodak

August 10, 1834.

General Electric

General Foods

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

Os LaDOR: --

Telegraphic Transier... 1/3) Bank Billa, on demand 1/3] Bank Bills, 4 months'

sight

Undoubtedly with new engines upper cylinder lubrication was of considerable value in running-in ear, shortening. the 'careful driving'

third. period by D Wakefield's or any other of these upper cylinder lubricants went in with the petrol and came through the jets lubricating the upper walls and valve stems, which or-Os dinarily no oil or very little, reached,"

It ny interest you to know that Mr. C. Ď. Lambert has used nothing else but Wakefield Castro] motor oil for very many years and he went. to the trouble of obtaining supplies direct from England long before the appointment of local Agents.

Yours Inithfully,

Robertson Wilson & Co. Ltd.,

G. W. SEWELL,

Director. Agents in Hong Kong and South Chinn for Messrs C. C. Wakefield & Co. Ltd, the All-British Firm of:

Oil Manufacturers.

I.I.D. CERTIFICATES.

F

ON

Oredita, 4

sight......

PARIB-

Du Pont de Nemours, 381

General Motors International

International Tel and

621

281

Harvester 201

22 EPRAE JEJ¶14 ¤ *ge HIFA : 78 953

***** 1/32 months'

1/1

Tel.

Liggett & Myers "B" 58

Leow's Inc. .................................*

201

Bank Bille, on demand 680 Credits, 4 months' sight 620 NEW YORK:-

Bank Bills, on demand 927 Credits, 60 days' sight, 231 ON BOMBAY :———

Telegraphic Transfer 85%

ON CALOUTTA !--

demand

Telegraphic Transfer Bank, on demand

O SHANGHAI ****

Bank, at sight

ON

YOKOHAMA 2-***

On demand

O

Pacific Gas and Elec-

tric

Pennsylvania Railway 14 Radio Corporation

Sears Roebuck ..........................

Standard Oil Co. of

New Jersey

351

Scony-Vaccum Corp... 11 Union Carbide

Carbon Union Pacific

and

United Aircraft and

+4

Jasi ...}754

132

United States Steel.... 410

تابع

MANILA-On demand.... 401

ON SINGAPORE:--

On demand................ 58

OF BETAVIA:-On demand: 56 Os Furion G

On demand ama

OS SAIGON: On demand } OR BANGKOK!→→

K8

The local agents for the Société Internationale do Placements,

On demand 142. Baste, Messrs A. Goeke & Co., Bovannions, Bank's Buying advice that Monday's quotation for Bate 1.1.D. Certificutes in Baslo was BAR SILVER, per £9-18-0.

COLONY'S WATER SUPPLY.

FIGURES FOR LAST MONTH.

*** 17 13/1

The water return for the month of July was as follows:- Level and Stornge of water in Reservoirs on August 1:-

Island Water Works.

Reservoir,

Tytam.....

Tytam Byewnsh

1932.

Below Overflow.

Contents in

Millions of

Gallons.

Trans.

Westinghouse E. & M. 347

EG FART. 3÷88*52 € *TE 5*** # 18 #¤%

HONG KONG STOCK MARKET.

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL

QUOTATIONS.

Markets presented a rather sub duod tone yesterday morning, but, with one or two exceptions, rates remained unaltered:-

Sales.

Union Insurances, 8477/480. Providents (Old), 84.00/4.03. H. K.. Hotels (New), 810/10.30. Hongkong Lands, 878h.

Hongkong Realtire, $10.80/101. Hongkong Trams, 822.00/23. Star Ferries, 8932

Chinn Lights (New), $17.70.

Cementa (Combined), 815.9. Dairy Farms. 821.00.

Watsons (Old), $ızi.

H. K. Govt. Lonas, 3% Premium.

Buyers,

The details follow:-

1931.

Below Overflow. 23' 4" 15' 0"

Contents in Millions of Galluts.

215.03

Leve!

394.80

5.70

Lovel

22.40

105.00

Level

195.20

Tytam Tuk

Wang Nei Chung c

-15' 7" 20 7°

1,005.75

Level

1,419.00

9.48

Level

30.34

Pokfulam

9' 5"

45.50

Level

40,00

Aberdeen Upper

40′ 0′′

39.91

0' 4"

H. K. Steamboats, 822)..

171.51

Aberdeen Lower

..Total Storage

2,289.05

Tytam Intermediate.... Level

1,075,04

Consumption of water in the City and Kill District in millions of gallons during the month of July are as follows:-

Consumption....

Estimated population

Consumption per head per day

1931.

1932. 431.36*

344.384 million gallons. 411,050 383,500

33.8

20.0 gallons. *Includes 74.48 million gallons from Mainland. t-Includes 127.05 million gallons from Mainland.

July, 1931-Constant supply, throughout the City, Hill and High

Level Districts during the whole time.

July, 1932-From July 1 to 31 a constant street fountain supply was operated in all Rider Main Districts.

Mainland. Water Works.

Hongkong Banks, $1550.

China Underwriters, 82.80.

China Fire Insurances, 8690

Union Waterboats, 820),

Raubs, 8381

H. K. & K. Wharves, 8140. 'H. K. & W. Docks, 818. Providents (Old), $3.

H. K. Hotels (Old), 810.70. H. K. Hotels (New), 8101. Hongkong Lands, 878. Peak Trams (New), $71. Yaumati Ferries (Old), 831. Yaumati Ferries (New), $33. China Lights (Old), B18. China Lights (New), $17. Hongkong Electrics, 8771. Telephones (P.P.), 823). Malabon Sugars, 823 Dairy Farmi, $27.60.- Watsons (Old), 812.60,

Lane, Crawfords, 2.

H. K. Amusements, 819), Constructions (Old), 87),

H. K. Govt. Loans, 3% Premium.

Sellers.

Canton Insuraness, $1410.

1031.

1932:

Reservoir.

Kowloon Main .....

Below Overflow. Level

Contents in Millions of Gallons.

Contents in

Balow Overflow.

Millions of

Gallons.

352.50

Level

352.50

Union Insurances, 8480.

Kowloon Byewash

16' 10"

124.50.

Level

185.50

Benguete, '8103.

Shok Li Pui

Lovel

110.10

Level

110.10

H. K. Hotels (Old), $10.83

Shing Mun Reception.

$7.03

Level

33.15

Telephones.(EP), 88

Total Storage.

020.13

687.25

Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions of gallons during the month or July -

"

1031. 181.05

1932

Consumption

177.00.million gallons. 302.250 Estimated population. 288,450

20.3 18,9 gallons. Consumption per head per day

Constant supply in all Districts during July, 1931 and 1932: - The reports of the Government Bacteriologist un Analyst show that the quality of the water is satisfactory.

Total rainfall recorded by Royal Observatory from January 1, 1931, to 31, 1931-40.44 and from January 1, 1939, to July, 31, 1932-

01.045+

AMERICAN-ORIENTAL

FINANCE CORPORATION

Agents in Hong Kongs

Asia Lands Limited

Gloucester Building, Telephone 28380.

Markets

WAR LOAN: CONVERSION

80 PER CENT. OF 5 PER CENT. WAR LOAN ALREADY CONVERTED

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

Loxnox, Aug. d.

NO official announcement is yet forthcoming in regard to the progress of the Government con- version scheme.

It is, however, more than in

INDUSTRIES FAIR PERMANENT SITE PLANNED

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Rugar, Aug. D. VISCOUNT Chelmsford, former

Viceroy of India, has been ap pointed Chairman of a Committee to investigate the acquisition of a permanent site for the British In. dustries Fair.

teresting to observe that last week'i roturn of revenue and expenditure issued by the Treasury Department, includes an item:

Cash Bonuses

$18,703,000

From this it is inferred that nearly £1,600,000,000, or eighty per- cont. of the Five Per cent. War Loan has already been converted.

The bonus offered by the Govern ment was £1 per cent.

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