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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Finance and Commerce

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STANDARD MEETING OF FEEDER CATTLE

PRICES NOTIFIED

It is notified by the Controller of Food, Mr. G. 8. Kennedy-Skip- -ton-that-the maximum prices for the following articles of food shall be as follows:-

BUTTER

Fresh Butter-Best quality 1.30 per

SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK

Engle, 14 oz. 64.cts.; Engle, 7 oz. 32; Eagle. 3 oz. 15; Geld Medal 14 oz. 58; Lighthouse, 14 oz. 50: Lighthouse, 21 oz. 10: Peacock 48: Longevity. 14 oz, 60: Longevity. 7 oz. 38: Longevity. 21 oz. 14; Swan. 14 oz. H. Swing, 14 oz. 50: Toddler 43; Kreamlyke, 14 oz.

50.

EVAPORTED MILK

Ideal, 18 oz, 48; Idea), 6 oz. 23; Milkmaid, 14 oz. 40: Milkmaid, 6 oz. 20: SL Charles 14' oz. 33; St. Charles, 8 oz. 17; Nestles, 14 oz. 33; Nestles, 8 oz. 17: Peerless, 14 oz. 37 Peerless, 6 oz, 19; Dykeland, 143 oz. 38; Carnation, 141 oz. 38: Carnation,

CREDITORS

CIGAR SHOP, LTD. LIQUIDATION

At a meeting of the creditors of the Cigar Shop, Ltd, held at the offices of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist at noon yesterday, it was decided that the company be permitted to go into voluntary ilquidation and that Mr. D, Black, CA, should be appointed liquida-

tor.

Mr. J., H. Potts, a director of the Cigar Shop, addressing those present said that at a meeting of the shareholders of the company that morning. a resolution was passed that the company should

SITUATION

FINANCE & GENERAL

HINTS ON WINTER PROTECTION OF BEES

For the care of bees in the remaining months of 1940, the Dominion Aplarist, C. B. Gooderham, reminds beekeepers that all bee colonies should have at least 40 pounds of wholesome stores as food during the winter. The stores should be in the hives by the first of October in northern localities or by the middle of October in more southern localities where it is likely to remalo warm until later.

cleansing flight, usually

The confidence of cattle feeders in the future market situation is fairly well demonstrated by the fact that purchases of stecker and feeder cattle on the Toronto stock yards for shipment to the country for further finishing totalled over 35,000 head for the first 36 weeks of this year, as compared with 23.- 000 head in the corresponding per-pose," lod of 1939.

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Usually the honey stored in the good

first week of Novem brood chamber is of poor quality about the and deficient in quantity: there-ber.

For cellar wintering a ten frame or buck-wheat Langstroth hive plus its stores fore, the bees will have to be fed. Combs of clover

.cover. honey are excellent for this on and bees, but without its

should weigh not less than 70 "A good plan and one that is re- pounds, and for outside watering

less not

than

for 75 pounds The same condition holds true commended, is to supplemeat, the

safety. the with a syrup made of two parts

**Muller in the case of the Winnipeg stock stores, within the brood chamber yards, where shipments to country were increased from 19,000 of pure granulated sugar to head in the first 36 weeks of 1939 part water.

One pound of sugar should to 28,000 in the corresponding per-

allowed for every pound of stores tod of 1940.

Colantes that have required. stored enough honey in the brood chamber for the winter will also stand a better chance of winter ing safely if given ten to fifteen pounds of augur made into syrup In addition to the honey, they al-

This situation also applies to other stock yards in the west. the

go into liquidation and that Mr. total inward movement to feedlots in Canada for the period mention- D. Black be appointed liquidator.

In explaining the accounts puted accounting for 89,000 cattle. as before the creditors and which against 64,000 in 1939.

have been audited by Messrs.

Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming. OPIUM SUPPRESSION ready have

6 oz. 19: Gloria, 14 p. 36: Gloria, & Mr. Black said that an offer had

20. 18; Tower, 141 az 35: Rainbow, 14) oz. 37; Rainbow, oz. 19: Dutch Baby, 14 oz. 36; Pacide, per case of 48/19 oz. 19.20 per case); Pacific, 18 oz. 40 per tin: Pacific, 7 oz. 10; Peter Par. 14) 07 38: Peter Pan, small 19; Cottage 37: Golden State. 141 oz. 37 Seal. 14 oz. 31: Meyenberg, All-Pure, 14 oz. 38: Meyenberg. All-Pure, 6 oz.

18.

SWEETENED CONDENSED. SKIMMED MILK

of accounts.

been received from Messrs. A S Watson & Co. Ltd., to take over the business on the basis of the This statement offer. amounting to about $3,000, was for the stock, furniture and ttings, and compensation for the

Tease.

IN SZECHWAN

With the successful conclusion

FAIRLY DRY " ·

one

be

feeders or ten-pound honey pali feeders are perhaps the best for rapid feeding. Feed- ing should be done as rapidly and with as little disturbance to the bees as 'posSIDIE

Be very careful not to excite the leave honey or syrup bees or to standing in the yard, as robbing may be started. Feeding in the evening will reduce the possibilit of robbing.

and

In localities where there is a danger of the honey granulating Beekeepers should decide how hard in the combs during the of the anti-oplum work in Bzech-the bees will be protected during winter or where an abundance of wan, the Oplum Suppression In the winter, whether in the cellar a poor grade of honey is stored in spectorate has been abolished; In or in packing cases outside. The the brood chamber, several of the bees should be fairly outside combs containing the most its place, the Provincial Govern- cellar for ment has established an Oplum dry, dark at all times, well ven- honey should be removed Suppression Rehabilitation Bureau tilated, well insulated against.out empty combs placed in the centre with Gen. Ho Kuo-kuang. Secre-side temperatures and maintained of the hive and the bees fed sugar OTHER ASSETS Other assets available will pro-tary-General, acting concurrently at an even temperature of about bably

make the total assets as director. The new bureau has 48 degrees F.

The bees should be brought-in- amount to

to this started From

function(Central! $3,800. amount had to be deducted ap-News) proximately $500 as the cost of liquidation, Including the fees for the liquidator, making the nett ..amount approximately $3,300.

Blue Butterfly 131 oz. 33: Cowbell 34: Cowslip. 15 oz. 30: Rainbow 34: Umbrella. 131 oz. 33.

STERILIZED NATURAL MILK Milkmaid. 430 grm. 45: Milkmaid, 155 grm. 22: Red Ribbon, 15 oz. 15.

FOWDERED MILK

(1) Modified for Infant Feeding

Cow and Gate, Full Créam, 2 lbs.

1.

Referring to the Habilities, Mr.

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syrup.

TUESDAY,

SAY

NOVEMBER 5, 1940. -PAGE

Gordon's

...and know what you're drinking/

GORDONS

DRY GIN

INSTALLERY LONDON

NO COLOURING MATTER

NO INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS

YOUR SIX "NEW"

SENSES

+

You probably have grown up belleving that you have only five physical senses. Physiologists now tell us that we actually have eleyen of them.

Sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell are the old, familiar senses to which must now be added these six "new" ones:- TEMPERATURE SENSE. -- You focusing muscles of your eyeballs

as soon as possible after the last RAFFLES IN AIDE bout 30,000 tiny spots on which enable you to tell how far

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

$4.90: Cow and Gate, Full Cream. 1 Black pointed out that the greater STOCK EXCHANGE,

1b. 2.54; Cow and Gate, Half Cream.part

2 lbs. 4.63; Cow and

Gate. Half was

of the amount owing to the trade ($3,400)

Cream. 1 lb. 2.05: Glaxo, 2 lbs. 5.00; while approximately $1,000

Glaxo. 1 lb. 2.70; Lactogen. 3 lbs. 8.40: Lactogen, 2 lbs. 4.50; Lactogen. 1 lb 2.30: Lactogen. b. 1.23; Nesto- gen. Full or Half Cream, 1 lb. 2.30; Allenbury's Infant Milk Foods. 18 oz. 3.10; Allenbury's Infant Milk Foods, 38 oz. 5.90.

() For Domestic Use.

are

owing to the Directors, Messrs. Potts and Kwan, in the... form of loans received, and an- other $700 were due to the trade for goods received during Septem-

ber.

5

The amount available for divi- dend would be in the region of '60 to 70 of the claims.

Anchor Full Cream. 50 lbs. 48.08: Atcher Full Cream. 25 lbs. 25.50; An- chor Full "Cream, 5 lbs. 7.70: Anchor Full Cream, 21 tbs 4.12: Anchor Full Cream. 1 lb. 1.76: Kilm. 5 lbs. 11.10: Klim, 21 lbs. 5.92: Klim, 1 lb. 2.59: J. H.. Potts, M, W. Olsufleft (Direc- Nestica Full Cream. 5 Ibs. 10.00: tors), D. Black (Liquidator), D. H.

These present included Messrs.

Nestles Full Cream. 2 lbs. 5.35; Blake, and the following creditors, Nestles Full Cream, 1 lb. 2.40: Dryco.

3 lbs. 5.07: Dryco. 12 oz. 1.32.

THICK CREAM

Cow and Gate, 5 oz. 45; Cow and Gate, 3 oz. 27: Peony. 6 Cz. 54; Nestles, 11 oz. 90 Nestles, 5 oz. 56; Nestles. 1 oz. 50; Golden Butterfly, 6. oz. 40: Golden Butterfly. 3 oz. 23; "K-C Pure Irish Cream. 5 oz. 37.

33.

TINNED CORNED BEEF

Libby's 70; Emery 61; Fray Bentos-

TINNED PORK AND BEANS

.

No. 1 Size Stokely Brand 35; Smal-

ler Sizes Standard Brands 271.

TINNED SARDINES

California (Morjon) "46.

"TINNED SALMON

Del Monte Alaska Red Sockeye--

Tall tins 1,03: Flat tins 76; Fancy

Red Alaska Salmon. No. 1 Tall tins

88; Libby, Tall tins. 1.02; Libby, Hall tins, 75; arid W. Finest Red Bal- mon, Flat, tins 1.33; B. and W. Tall tins 1.54.

MARGARINE—AND VEGETABLE-

LARD "

Margarine, in pats. Lily, Eagle and Laneford Brands 60 per 1b.; Bolba Margarine, in pats 51; Solba "Mar- garine, in tins 48; Star Margarine, 35 ib. tins 10.00 per tin: Star Margarine, unpacked .35 per lb.

Vegetable Lard Soltera 8.91 per tin: Purica, 30 lb, tins 0.75. 28 per 1b.; Purico, 1 lb., tins 70 per tin: Purico, unpacked 25 per lb.

ROLLED OATS AND OATMEAL Rolled Oats in Cartons. 3 lbs, 1.05 per carton; Rolled Oats in Cartons 20 oz. 55; Rolled Oats sold oose 19 per : Oatmeal in tins, C. and B.. 2 lbs. 1.37 per tin; Quaker Oats, in ting. 20 oz. 97; Nestle's Quick Oats, in tins, 20 oz. 80.

SUGAR

Messrs. G. S. Ladd (representing Gliman & Co.), H G. Williams (Dodwell & Co.), Tung. Hing Co.. and A. S. Watson & Co. Ltd.

HL.K. STOCK EXCHANGE

BUYERS

Union Ins., $387}.

Lands. $30.25.

Yaumati Ferries, $22.23.

Eléctrics (O). $36.75.

Electrics (N), $36.50. Telephones (0); $23. Watsons, $8.90.

Entertainments, $6.50.

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SELLERS

Yaumati Ferries, $22.75.

Cements, $16. Ropes, $6.35. Watsons, $9.25.... Vibro Piling, $8.

SALES H.K. Banks, $1215.

Taikoo Coffee Candy: tons 18 per carton.

Talkoo Coffee Crystals: 15 per roll.

COFFEE

SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION

OF C.I.C.

your body sensitive" to warmth, away the object 1s. When you about 250.000 similar spots sensi- raise you voice, your muscle sense The Wah Yan War Relief Asso-tive to cold. Place the palm of tells you just how much to contract clation, which has been devoting your band to your cheek; the hand the muscles of the larynx to pro- their efforts in turning out medi- feels cool. Place it to your ear; duce a shout instead of a whisper. PAIN-Here we have the most cal requisites to be distributed the hand, feels warm. This is be-" among the war stricken areas in cause your hand normally has a widely distributed of all the senses. China in the last three years, is temperature between that of the Any kind of excessive stimulation produces pain. You have a hard extending their activities to an-ear and the cheek. #1230 other phase of reller work by EQUILIBRIUM SENSE. - Semi- time often, telling just where your holding a Raffle Campaign in äid circular canals in your ears are the pain is centralized the pain of a of the Chinese Industrial Co-organ for this sense, which keeps diseased appendix, for instance, is operatives,

you from staggering when

Buyer

Ballers Bal

Tomi

Beller's Bayer

Sale Nomla!

MONDAY 4. NOV. Banks

$1215 E. Banks

£67

Do. (Col. Reg.)

287

£82

Do.. (Lon. Reg.)...

Est

£et

Chartered Banks.....

£81

2gr Mercantile Bks. "A".

210 Mercantile Bks. "C".

£281 £10

872

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#!

$387

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Bank of East Asia.....

N. C. & S. Banks.....

Insurances ·

$175 Canton Insurances......

Union Insurances...... Underwriters

$100 H.K. Fires.....

$1.

Shipping

$130

$130

Donglates

$11

Steamboats

$100 Indo-Chinas (Pref.)..

$6.90 Waterboats

you usually felt the stomach. But however distressing the sensation The first prize will be 1 Philco walk. Radio Set to be donated by Mr.

distinct of pain may be, we must not look HUNGER-Hunger, as 30 st. Ko Fook Son, the President of the from appetite..is a true sense, 'cen- on it as a curse. Rather it is a Association, and the second prize tred in contractions of the mus-boon, for it is the danger signal that tells us that there is some- will be a Corona Zephyr Portable cular walls of the stomach. Typewriter to be donated by Wah MUSCLE SENSE-Lift an object thing wrong with some part of the Yan College. There w also be from the floor and you are fairly body. 2 consolation prizes..

3176

$397

$150

$130

well able to judge its weight.

THIRST This sense

can

be The tickets are 30 cents each through sensations transmitted to most painful of all if not satisfied.

from and obtainable

Rev. Eyour brain by your muscles. When But you can take a drink by hav $100 Bourke, S.J., Wah Yan College you judge the distance of an ob- ing liquids injected into your veins, $100 and Mr. Joseph Ng. 122, Queen's (ject by looking at it, it is the tiny satisfying the sensation of thirst.--

changes In contraction of the ("Your Life"). Road C..

$80

Indo-Chinna (Def.)

34/44 Shells.......

34/4)

$8.50

Docks, Wharves

$4.45

Godowns, etc. $90 H.K. & K. Whares... Providents........................... $18 HK. Docks (Old)...........! $15 H.K. Docks (New) $29

+8hanghai Docks...

$90)

$4.40 $4,00

$16

$291

24/0

14/0

$91

18

Raubs

Kailang

Mining"

1 cta. Hong Kong Mines...... Lands, Hotels and Buildings

#3.20 .K, & 8. Hotel...

$3,30

HK Lands $30

$100 Do. 4% Debentures..

$100

11:30 Shanghai Lands

$2.35 H.K. Realties...........

$7.10 Humphreys

$100 Chinese Estatesis

Cotton Mille

$39

Evo (8.)..... $180 S'hi Cottons (8.).....

$16

Zoong Sings (8.).................|

Wing On Textiles (8.))

Public Utilities

H.K. Tramways....... $15.75 $10,80

$7.49 Peak Trams (old)........'

$3.70 Peak Trams (now)...

1 lb. car-

I Ib, rolls

309 Star Ferrie

$221

#221

I'mati Ferrio........

$84

$262

$361

'Del Monte, 1 lb. 1.18, per tin; Hills Bros., ib. 88; Hills Bros., 1 lb. 1.55 Hills Bros., 2 lb. 2.97; 8. and W. 1 ib. 1.60; Wing. 1 lb. 1.25 per certen.

TEA

Corona Ceylon Tea, sold loose. 1.50 per b.; Broole Bond 2.18; Rickshaw

Brand 1.85.

Products of The Dairy Farm, Ice

Find Granulated: Loose 15 per band Cold Storage Co., Ltd...

1 lb. roils 14 per roll; 5 3b. bags 65

per bag: 10 lb. bags 125; 18 lb. tins

2.65 per tin; 40 15. tins 5.45: 50 lb.

MILK

Pasteurized 18 per pint; Nursery

gunny and lining 8.20 per bag: 100 Pasteurized 40 per pint; Sterilized

pasteurized 42; Skim pasteurized 7

Ib gunny and lining 12.15; 1 pc. per pint; Soured pasteurized 20: Kunny and lining 15.75 per pel. In Butter pasteurized 7.

lb. per

any other packing 15

Half Cubes: Loose 10 per b; 1 lb.

cartons 17 per carton: 3 lb. cartons

17

CREAM Pasteurized. 86 per pint; Devon-

PURE ALL VEGETABLE · FAT

Spry, 1 lb. tins 86 per tin: Spry, 3

lb. tins 2.10: Spry, 6 lb, tins 4.87.

Note.The above order super-

48: 6 lb. cartons 90: 25 lb. cartons shire 1.00... 3.37; In any other packing 18 per 1b. Icing Sugar: Loose 18 per 1b.; L per carton: 2 lb. tins Ib. cartons 28 per tin; 2 lb tins 50; 4 lb., fins 90 15 lb. tins 2.58: 30 Tb. tins 4.73: In any other packing 18 per lb.

Caster Sugar: Loose 28: 1 lb. tins 28 per tin; 2. ib. tina 48; 4 lb. tins 86 15 lb. Lins 2.40: 30 lb. tins 4.55: In any other packing 20 per 1b.

sedes the order published as Goy- ernment Notification No. 1990 in the Gazette of September 27, 1940, and includes (a) the amendment

Brown Sugar: Loose 14 per lb: 2 of standard prices effected by the

Tb. cartons 30 per carton: In any Notification Non, 1110 and 1158 in other packing 14 per lb.

Talkoo Golden Syrup: .1 lb. tins

order published as Government

20 per tin; 2 lb. tins 45: 7 lb, tina the Gazette on October 4 and 18, 1.10: 58 lb.tins 6.30; 1 Ib. bottles 3 1940, and (b) the standard prices fixed by that order and by this per bottle.

Taikoo Black Treacle: 2 lb. tira order or articles of food not 38 vertin

Taikoo Table Candy-Medium: 1 separately specified in the pre-

1b. tins 24: 21 lb.. tins 55:5

vious order.

$23

$9.55

R

$6.40

817

SIU

Chins Lights (0) China Lights (New), H.K. Electrica (Old).. H.K. Electrica New).... Macao Electrics (Old) Maçao Electrics (New) $199 Sandakan Lights

Telephones (old)....... Telaphenes (new). S'pore Tractions (Ord.) Industrial

•

| 814,90 Cald., Macg. (Ord.) 8.

Cald., Macg. (Prof.)S.

800 4% Loen

HINNY

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PRE-PAID ADVERTISEMENTS.

The following classes of advertisements are charged at the price given below 10 SITUATIONS VACANT.

HOUSES AND APARTMENTS WANTED,

HOUSES AND APARTMENTS TO BE LET. MISCELLANEOUS WANTS.

Announcements not exceeding 25 Words are inserted under this heading at a Pre-paid Rate of $1.50 for THREE INSERTIONS, If Charges collected, $2.00.

83.40

WANTED TO BUY

WE PAY HIGH PRICES. #38) for all gold and silver articles, $190 gold bars, diamonds and jewels. Apply China Gold Refining Co. Pedder Building, 2nd floor, Room 6.

HOTELS

RUSSIAN CUISINE

MORE POPULAR EVERY DAY

METROPOLE HOTEL

TRA. DANCES „Tuesdays.

Thursdays

Saturdays

to 7.30 p.m.

$125

$7.40 $3.70

$56

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・WE OFFER HIGH PRICES for amount of gold articles, 22 any $8.70 diamonds, silver, etc. No holidays. 86.40 Apply China Building. 7th floor. 387- Tel. 30727. Eurasia Gold Refining $381 Co...

$23.70 $9.65

012

$1

Canton Ices.

50 ota

$16.

Cementa

$161 $16

$6.20 38.25

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H.K. Ropes ARMOR

HE, Gort. Loans

$6

(1994)..

$96

(1940).....

#171

Entertainments ..........

Constructions (new)........

鲁鲁

83%

$96

205 $1%

Miscellaneous

#17 Dairy Farms.

$1.60 Construction. (old).

31

$7:45 Lane Crawfords.....

$215

Nanyang Tobacco.......

Watsons,

35. Ch. G.5% 19250$Bas.

LK Ring On

S'hai Wing On

Vibro Filings

7/6/ Maramane Inv, (hon,

1/8 | Mayamnon Lav. (ELI)

Wm. Powell

$1

4Sale to Shanghai

WANTED KNOWN

ORDERS TAKEN, for hand-made sweaters, Ladles' jumpers, Babies" outfits, etc., at $5.00 each for workmanship.

Wool and model desired, to be supplied by customer.

Bend particulars of address, etc... to Box 502, H.K.D.P.

Thaq "WE" have an outstand- $6.00 $1.85ing assortment of Intest Americaní dresses for all occasions and price to suit all purses. Call at Vanity Shop" (Lazarus) Pedder, Street:

$7

12.30.

Experienced Book-keeper Wanta Students to form a class. Guaran tee students to keep a whole sat of books after completion of a course

WANTED-Immediately Sales- Woman 25-35, knowledge Typing. Book-keeping take Charge Shop. Good references essential prospects. Apply. Room 117 first floor, Marina House, after 5.30 p.m.

YOU

Good

Are Invited to Inspect Our

Stock of Asiatic, Foreign and Colonial

POSTAGE STAMPS

In Bets, Bingle, Packets. Bags and in Approval Sheets.

GRACA & CO.

Dealers in Postage Stamps, Philatelic Goods, Picture Postcards, Religious Goods, Garden Beeds. & etc. No. 10 Wyndham Street

of 6 months. For Term and Par-PO. Box No. 620.

ticulars. Please Apply to Box

No: 483/0 H.KD.P.

Hongkong.

Sundays

ENGRAVERS

FEI FEI & CO. Photo Engravers

18. Cochrane Street, Telephone No. 22224.

AUCTIONEERU

GREATEST COLLECTION OF BARGAINS EN TOWN!

LAMMER IS AUCTION ROOM Laumov, Broni

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Jimmy's

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Expert Ladies Tailor.

New Style Ready Made Dresses FOR SALE

18, Wyndham Street. Tel. 28615.