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HOLLANDIA'S

WORLD-FAMED FLOWER-BULBS 。。。 Order your Bulbs direct from Holland's co

best Bulb Farm.

Encouraged by numerous orders lately received from your country, we have decided to expand our business and maintale a permanent market for our world-famed collections of Dutch Flower Bulbs for home and garden.

We are therefore making the following attractive offer of a now selection of varieties, made with special regard to suitability to your climatic conditions by professional experts The collection will be found to be unique for its skilful combination of rich colourings with delightful scents.

BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS SUPREME "HOLLANDIA" COLLECTION, YOU CAN

MAKE YOUR HOME & GARDEN A FLOWER-PARADISE FOR 25/-

In view of the large number of orders which come in daily, wo kindly advise you to order early. Please write your name and address clearly on every order. All correspondence, orders, etc. must be strictly addressed.to:

HARRY BRUHL, Managing Director of the BULB-NURSERIES "HOLLANDIA "! VOORHOUT BY HILI EGOM-HOLLAND-EUROPE.

Our magnificent collection consist of :-

6 dozens of DARWIN TULIPS, in 6 Fine colours COTTAGE TULIPS, in 4 Fine colours

2

1

12

1

"9

1

1

11

>>

11

"

11

"

LILY FLOWERING TULIPS

DOUBLE TULIPS

Hyacinths For Pots, all colours

Hyacinths For Bedding, all colours

Crocus in various fine colours

,, Snowdrops, the "Queen" of Spring.

2

++

"

11

11

3

flowers

Iris in various fine colours

Muscari (Grape Hyacinths)

,,, Scillas, sweet little flowers

Narcissus (Daffodils) all kinds

336. Flower-Bulbs

14 "Hollandia Novelty Bulbs" FREE

350 Flower-Bulbs DOUBLE THIS COLLECTION

for 25/-

(700 Flower-Bulbs) for 45/- your own choice of colours can always be considered. Prompt service; delivery never later than one week before planting time. Delivery FREE of charge at destination. certificate of health is furnished with every order by the Phytopathological Service of Holland. All varieties are packed and labelled separately, Illustrated Cultural Directions in Eng. lish, French, or German are sent free with orders. All orders must be accompanied by remittance, for the full amount and should be addressed as above. Special terms for wholesale orders.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1932.

MONEY AND MARKETS

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

A.O.F.C. QUOTATIONS.

New York, Sept. 18. Dow Jours Averages:—

Sept. Sept.

14. 15. Change.

30 Industrials. 65.88 07.94 2.00 up

MORE WAR LOAN CONVERSIONS

HOLDERS CHANGE THEIR MINDS

FORITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.}

Ruosy, Sept. 15.

AMERICA SEEKS TRADE OUTLET

LARGE BARTER DEAL REPORTED WITH RUSSIA

[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE)

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.

NEW CONFIDENCE, IN INDUSTRY.

"WE HAVE PASSED THE WORST SFAGES."

EX CHANCELLOR ON THE DEPRESSION.

London, Sept, 10-A testimony to improving trade conditions was given to-day by the former Chan cellor of the Exchequer, Sir Robert Horne, in a speech at Dunblane,

20 Raila 29.71 31.28 1.87 up E money market has beenTHE New York Times learns that Among other things he said, "Ovr]

Utilities

29.60 30.12 1.32 up

Messrs. E, A. Plerce and Oo,

Report,

the Aluminium Company,noses are just around the corner, cheered by an official announce- Caunda Limited, which is controll we have passed the worst stages of ment made to-day that conversioned by Ambassador Mellon, has con-

the depression." requests continue to arrive in retracted with Soviet Russia for the

An anticipation of a poriod of spect of the 5 Per Cent. War Loan. exchange of about a million dollara

of aluminium wire, at a price below cheap money has already brought a The total applications for con- The market indicates a continu-

that prevailing in the United new spirit of confidenes into com- version

reached have now'

merce and industry, continued Eir ance of rather narrow trading

[States, for crude oil, shipments of according to £1,885,000,000,

the

Robert, and it now only requires range. In other words there seems statement issued at the headquarters which are already en route

a clearing up of certain political to be a fair to good support just of the National Savings Committee, Montreal from the Black Sea. underneath and, at the same time, by General Seeley. The total is the first of a series of Russo- now course of prosperity.

The newspaper says the dealproblems to, start the world on no disposition to follow through demptions applied for. amount to

Sir Robert said he hoped that American barterings, and is signi- aggressively on small rallies.

£83,000,000.

the nations could reach a clear and

Business done: 3,100,000 shares.

Last Sale

Redemption forms for £2,500,000 have been formally revoked by Sept. holders who have changed their of minds. In addition, holdere £1,200,000 in stock or bonds havel

CHURCH NOTICE.

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, Long Kong.

'SEPTEMBER 18,.1933:—

17th SUNDAY, AFIER TRINITY.

Holy Communion, 8 ám.

Holy Communion (Peak Church),

8 m.

Children's Service, 10 ́au Mattine and Sorman, 13 a.m. -

Preacher --The Dona Holy Communion st 18.45 p.m. Evensong, 8.30 p.m.

Preacher 1-Rev, N. Evana. Wook Day Services. Matting. Daily, 9.00 am. Intercessious for the Sick, Wednes

day, 1918 1,1,

St. Matthew's Day, Holy Communion.

Wednesday Blit, 7,45 a.m. Holy Communion. Thursday, 7.45

சூடி.

Ember Day. Holy Communion..

Friday 23rd, 7.49 adn. Embor Day, Holy Communion.

Saturday, 24th, 7,45 a.m.

• Choir Practice. Friday, 2.30 p.m.

97]

FIRST CHURCH OF OHRIST, BOIENTIST.

(Branch of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in, Boston, Mass, U.S.A.) MACDONNELL ROAD, BELOW BOWES Road Tram Bration,

ficant because interests, as promin definite conclusion when the silver SEPTEMBER 18, 1932+

ent industrially and politically as Mellon's, are turning to Russia

an outlet.

o

problem arose at the prospective international monetary conference.

Salvationist Optimistic, Berlin. Sept. 10.The belief that

SUNDAY SERVICE, 11.15 ..

Dubject: MATTER " The Busday Sobool is held up. Bunday. Merninge, le d'eiack."

applied for their holdings to be ex- LONDON EXCHANGE the world has reached the bottom Mousy and Thursday, 3.0 to 7 p.m.

DISCUSSIONS

Rugby, Sept. 15.

A9' 11/16

་

of the depression is shared by "General" Edward J. Higgine, the head of the Salvation Army, as he declared to-day in 121 exclusive interview with a Transocean repre- sentative.

General Higgins, who is now staying in Berlin en route from the United States to India, stated that he had arrived in the United States in the midst of the de- pression, but that new hopes wore being shown again when he leit Now York recently. "Wherever I went," "General" Higgins declar- ed, "I could not help noticing a bolief of all classes of the people Nom.that a general upward trend in world economics is already under way."

Sept.

14.

Air Reduction

853

15.

855

American

Allied Chemical bod

Dye American Can........ 50% American Telegraph &

Telephone ......................... 1001

Tobacco

'73

741

changed in another form.

1107

A balance of £112,000,000 remains in respect of which no action has yet been taken.

RATES

(BRITISH WIRELEÉP SERVICE]

"B"

75 701

Anaconda Copper Min-

ing...

10

122

COTTON DISPUTE

Auburn....

401

59

Paris New York

3.471

Borden Company

28

201

Montreal

3.841

Canadian Pacific ......

161

16)

Brussels

25.071

Consolidated Gas of

SETTLEMENT HOPED FOR

Geneva.

17.000

New York ......Missing

571

Amsterdam

8.851

Druge, Inc.

42

43%

A.

Du Pont de Nemours 343 Eastman Kodak

ÍBRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE])

Milan

37

Berlin

40

53

General Electric ........ 16 General Foods General Motors

17:

Rueur, Sept. 15.

98)

28

141

10

International

Harvester 18 International Tel, and

Tel

A JOINT conference of representa- tives of employers and opera tives in the manufacturing section 22 of tho cotton industry bold

Stockholm Copenhagen Qalo

67 11/16 14 10/32

10.50 10 1 197

Vienna

21

Prague

1123

10

Liggett and Myers

"B"

587

60

further mecting to-day, and will 10 resume its efforts to secure a settle. mant of the dispute to-morrow afternpon.

Helsingfors

2321

Madrid Lisbon

(13)

1:0,

The Salvation Army commander then voiced great apprehension in

Athens

K02)

Bucharest

500

32

32%

Pacific Gas and Elec

trie

281

98A

Pennsylvania Railway 17.

17

Meanwhile, ↓ sub-committee is proceeding with the discussion of questions on the agenda, which are

Belgrado

230

Rio

63/16

Radio Corporation

8

$1

Sears Roebuck

189

Standard Oil Co. of

314 3}{ Now Jersey

102 Socony Vacuum Corp. 10 Union Carbido and

grouped under four headings:-- 201 Firstly, the re-establishment of col lective bargaining and the restora-

Carbon

24

Union Pacific ............ 68§. United States Steel. Westinghouse E. & M. (204

25 731

41

30

BIG RISES FROM.

LOW POINTS.

THE LEADING FIRM IN THE BULB-INDUSTRY.

DUE TO THE KING'S TO-MORROW

JACK BUCHANAN "MAN OF MAYFAIR

Loow's Inc.

Paramount British Production

tion of agreements; secondly, ma chinery to ensure the honouring of any agreements reached; thirdly, wages; fourthly, reinstatment.

The Committee recommend that organisation should be considered at a subsequent stage.

Buenos Aires

Montevideo .....

Bombay

Shanghai

Hong Kong

Yokohama ..... Silver (Spot)

Silver (Forward)

Nominal

30

1/0 6/32 Holiday

1/4

1/41

177

**

18

Wednesday Evening Marting, 6.00 pm.... Heading Beomat ahora address upeus Taesday and Friday, 10 sim, to iz Noon.

The Public in conually invited to atiend the services nad visit the Reading Room.

187

UNION CHURCH. (Hong Kuxu,

BUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1932:-

Morning Service, 11 ... Evening Service, 0 p.m.

Praguer at both Services:-

The Rov. G. E. Powell. Sunday School-

Kounedy Hond, 10a.m.

Special Notice.

Morning Service change of time, Commencing on the at Sunday in October. Sunday, October 2, tlus time of the Morning Service will be changed from, to 31 m. Sunday School will be from 93, a m. to. 10.10

m

WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH, Wanchal

1

(Opposite Royal Naval Hospital, Queen's Road, East)..

The following are the forthcoming

respect of the success of the forth-Services, etc. at the Wesleyan Method

coming World Economic and Finan.ist Church, Wanchai.

cial Conference and concluded: "1 im optimistic enough to believe in the various signs pointing to a Apeedy recovery and that within a year at the latest the whole econe- nic situation of the world will have the considerably changed for better."

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1039:-

Morning Service, 10.10 a.m. Evening Servico, Mið p.m.

Proseber for both Services →→→

The Rev. Frank Short.

SAILORS' AND SOLDIERS'

HOME, Wanghai.

22, Hennessy Road MONDAY (1-thl,-Badminton

Meet.

Club

"VISION"

Hong Kong is facing the future with

confidence. She has character, reputation, tradition, craftsmanship and goodwill. Destined to play a still more important part in the development of South and Central Chion, her success and the extent of it, will depend upon a greater breadth of outlook and more imagination, In this, as in other cases, it is starkly truc that "without vision the people perish."

With a more flexible, more far scoing outlook-with that greator keenness and broader sympathy, which vision gives, Hong Kong can do much to niả Chins fu her reconstruction and development,

Here in the security of Hong Kong's domain of wise government lies the opportunity for housing industrialisation scheines of far-reaching importance. Land and property values, wisely chosen .. with regard to economic conditions, will advance step by step with the trend of progress.

And Asla Lands Ltd., with its specialised knowledge of real estate values, mortga- ges and property management, stands ready to assist the community.

Asia Lands Limited, in fact, places its entire organisation at your disposal

for all land transactions.

ASIA LANDS

Asia Lands Limited

Gloucester Ballding, Hongkong,

Telephone 28380.

AVERAGE INCREASE OVER

35. PER CENT.

EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.'

Os Loarpon:-

September 16, 1039.

Telegraphic Transfer... 1/4 Bank Billa, on demand 1/4 Bank Bill, month'

sight

Credita,

right

ON PARIS:

month

1/4/

· 1/42

Bank Bills, on demand 592) Credita, 4 months' night, 637j' OR NEW YORK :-

London, August 18.-Those who saw in the week-end Wall Street actback the beginning of a sharp decline in share markets are al-Os BOMBAY ready refuted by the facta. Both in London and New York buyers are appearing for sound equity invest- ments on any material reaction in prices.

-The better tone in stock marketa O. YOKOHAMA -

Bank Bille, on demand 23) Credits, 60 days' sight. 241

Telegraphic Transfer *1 OR CALOUTTA:

Bank, on demand .............

Telegraphic Transfer Bank, os demand ... OW SHANGHAI :---

Bank, at sighs

On demand

#ed .....3764

971

has more than a sentimental foun-ON MANILA-On demand... 481 dation. Underlying the investor's

| newly-found confidence is the rising

trend of basic commodity prices.

Here is a striking table::

Lowest this Price Rise

Year. Now, % Cotton (lb.) 4:15 1.81 +60% Wheat

ON SINGAPORM*—*

571

ON BATAVIA-On' demand. 571. On- HatexonG:-

TU38DAI (th), 8 p.m.-Fellowship

Kosting.

WEDNESDAY (21st), 10 am, to 12 noon, -Ladies Church Aid Society meet. THURSDAY (22nd-Badminton Club

Meat.

AMERICAN-ORIENTAL

FINANCE CORPORATION

Agents in Hong Kong

Ista

Lands Limited

Gloucester Building,

Telephone 28880.

On demand

On demand.

TARZAN

ON BAIGON:-On demand Ox BANGKOK!-

691

IN

On demand......... 133} SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying

1/47

Bateigrokor

Sin Silvan, par DK

(100lb.) 4/7

5/0 +20 Rubber (lb) 111-16, 217-32 +60% Copper (ton) £25 30 15-16 +24%formation in the United States has Tin (ton) £1028 143 · +40% ot yet begin its operations. With Silver (ounce) 101d. / 18d. +10% its powerful financial backing it The averago rise from the year's will provide a further strong sup- low points for these six leading commoditics is over 35 per cent.

port,

Discriminating investors willing The effect of this dramatic change to take a long view should

be

COMING

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.

AT THE EASTERN EXTENSION, AUSTRALASIA AND CHINA TELEGRAPH Co., Ltd.

ADDRESSED Dhuru Star (N; Lilaram).

FROM

Gibraltar Singapore WAU

Erich Witt B.8. Alster... Shanghai

O. C. ULARKE,

in the price situation is to increase studying closely the sharce of 7 Ice House Street the purchasing power of the great primary producing companies and Fremantle primary producing communities by of other concems carrying large Melgrave Kowloon many hundreds of millions of stocks, pounds.

There are the undertaking which So far as can be ascertained the will beneft most directly from the commodity pool now in process of

Destined at foot of neei columa commodity price rise.

Manager.

Hong Kong, September 15,1032,