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COMMERCIAL NEWS.

USES OF BAMBOO,

COMPANY REPORT.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH .25, 1919.

A-BRITISH TOY TOWN.

WAR CONTRIBUTIONS.

| THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. | DARTFORD AND ITS NEW

Tha report of the Board of Dir actors of the Bank of Canton, Ltd., to the shareholders states:--

INDUSTRY.

The foundation of a consider. able industry in the manufacture Gentlemen, The Directors of British toys are being laid in have now to submit to you a gathe town of Tartford, says a Daily eral statement of affairs of the Company and Balance Sheet for News correspondent, and we may year ending S1st December, 1918. soon find this little Kentish town

"In spite of the fact that Ban- boos are the most useful plants for domestic ases in the Phili- ppines and that their possibilities for export as paper pulp, hats baskets, mats and matting are "great", declared Mr. Ashur F. Fisher the Director of Forestry

The net profits for that period, supplying to our children prae in the Philippines the other day

the people of the Islands have after paying all charges and pre-tically all the kinds of toys that planting and vidins for Bouns, Bad and the present generation got from neglected the

Doubiful Debts ($1,178,03) leave cultivation of these plants. There $326,348.03 which added to the

Nuremberg. are cases where the people tried balance brought forward from: to exterminate them. Consider 1917, 40,970.77, amounts ing the fact that

bamboos $367,328.85 for appropriation, make the soil around them which has been dealt with as rather poisonous for plants and follows:- that they absorb a great amount for water it is not strange that people do not like them and give preference to other plants. But there are many hills where only cogon is growing and will be useful for the bamboos which grow anywhere." Mr. Fisher said that at present bamboos are of slight commercial importance, bat there is a sign that a great

isting in strong-material houses,

It is particularly useful in the construction of large temporary buildings. The Philippine Car nival uses this material in the

To transfer to Reserve

Fund

...$160,000.00

To write off Furni

ture, Fixtures and Vauls

To write of Station-

ery Account

4,679.40

at Barrow-in-Furness can apply a battleship or a howitzer, and at Dartford can give you a shilling doll, or a toy model of an aero plans at 1s. 3.

CANTON BRITISH LIST.

BUSINESS AVIATION.

of

A WARNING NOTE, General Brancker, who resign- A further sum of £415 subscribed by British residents, ad, by permission, his appoint-

ment 48. Master-General in Canton has been remitted to

Parsonnel in the Air Ministry Landon daring February and March as undernoted -

early in January in order to Blinded Soldiers' and Sailors'

take up an appointment in oon- Hostal St Dunstan's £75ection with commercial aviation (the Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Harry Lauder Fund for

Scottish Sailors & Soldiers 25 Ltd.), made an important state- King's Fund for the

ment at the Air Ministry dinner Disabled ...

at Claridge Hotel. Replying to the toast of "Civil Aviation," he declared his firm conviction that it was bound to be a wonderful

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Copies of the circular issued by access, and a very great asset to The enterprise is due to Messrathe Committee with regard to the British Empire in the future. Vickers Ltd, the great firm which ined from the undersigned teago," he proceeded, "no one was War Contributions can be ob "I should think three months whom further donations and talking much about commercial sabscriptions should be sent. sviation. During the last three D. Forbes, Hon. Treasurer, e/o months people have written and Hongkong Bank, Canton,

talked and agitated about it. At The attached is a list of the present the spirit of optimism is months of the year:-- subscribers for the first two high. The British public think that the moment peace is signed, Balance from last year $119.15 and the tiresome Air Ministry Alexander W. A.

20 Bander S. M. Becke F. G.

Mesars. Vickers looked ahead me nuonths ago, and realised that the time would come when 3,695.25 our big firms would be required to provide ploughshares rather than swords, and they determined sion Account 23,550.00 to be early in the fall with their | Bowker G. H.. After making these transfers pesce products.

Bray Rev. A. H.

To write off Under

writing Commis

Your Directors have recently

acquired the present bank build ing, in consequence of which it is considered desirable to leave a larger balance of undivided of its imposing profits than usual, in order to structures every year; its use form a substantial reserve against making the construction rapid and cheap. When the Philippine bank buildings at the close of the National Guard was organised, ensuing year.

construction

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demand for their products will there remains for appropriation During wr-time the firm's two | Darch O. W. develop, especially for sawele. Sawale is a promising Directors recommend the 10-Powder Mill-lace, Dartford, kept Foord H.T....

the $170,104.20. out of which the factories at Joyce Green and Deacon & Co. Ld. £100.

Dent H. F... material for the constructionment of a dividend of 6% on the of light-material bungalows capital. This will absorb 3,000 workers busy on war work. Forbes D. even in temperate climas." Mr. $110,377.42, leaving a balance of such as shall-filling and wood-Gaf Rer C.A. Fisher continued "It is also $60,026,78 to be carried to new work, for Government require Harris H.P...

ments. When the armistice Herb F.C. very attractive as an interior fin-Profit and Loss Account.

to they set

to Hogg A.V. expand the tiny nucleus of Hooker Dr. A.W. had been established by the Jamiero the toy-making business which Hotson A.

50 years old and employment of some men of C.M.G. girls in the last twelve months. Karanjia N.B.

a bandful of Jones Miss A.M. Much of their machinery was Kavarana S.F. easily adaptable for toy-making, Kitching G.C. their girl workers could easily MoNeur Rer G.H. be trained to the work, and so Martin A. the toy-making soon expanded. Mariel H. E. Before long, it is hoped, the Peel C. A. numbers employed in making Remedios J. V. dos. toys and other peace-time pro- Reynolds Dr. W. G. duets will equal the numbers Sandeman. H. l. employed on munitions, and will, Shields C. H. in fact, consist largely of the same Shrubsole H. C. people. About two-thirds of the Smith II. E. workers will be women.

Smith H. Staples Smith J. T.... States W. Gordon Tope Rer. S. G. E.U.T.

all the barracks were constructed

more shares in

...!

Shareholders will be pleased to very quickly with sawale. In the learn that the Bank of Asia, Ltd., entire Phillippine exhibits, at amalgainated with our Bank in the Panama-Pacific Internatonal February, 1918, through which Exposition at San Fran- cisco various weaves and classes amalgamation our capital was of sawate were used extensively increased by $617,050, bringing in the installation of the different it up to the authorised capital of booths. The sawale prosed so two million dollars, as the present attractive and demonstrated so balance sheet shows. clearly its use, that people visit-

In order to satisfy intending ing the exposition ordered shareholders as well as existing Mr. Webb, the superintendent. material of the heavier weave for shareholders who wish to secare piloted me through the works eummar cottages in California. These orders, aggregating 3,000

the Baak, to-day. When he is able to get lineal yards, were of the kind of the Directors will submit a pro more machinery, he said, he can materials used in the exhibits. It pol at the general meeting of expand the work enormously. Watson C. E was only due to a lack of an shareholders to increase the The armistice came soo late to White R. J.... organised industry that a con- capital of the Company to sach pernit Messrs. Vickers to get their] Wilson Alan siderable export trade did not extent as will be agreed upon. toys on in the Christmas market, Wilson A. G. result from the beginning.

It must be remembered that at but next year Bamboos are used for innumer-the commencement of the Com-be

there should | Wood E. M.... hardly 8 Christmas able uses, including bridges, fen-

ia the ces, rafts, fish-trap, vessels for any the paid-up capital was tree

country carrying and storing water cook-quite a small sum and has been without a Vickers' toy aeroplane ing splints for baskets, hats and increased year by year till now it or a Vickers' golliwog on it. Mr. mats, vehicle shafts, cupboards, is fully paid up. We have now Webb said that the firm are tables, beds, beaches, flower pots reached the time when an increase determined to beat the German and many other articles. The in the authorised capital can be toys as we knew them in 1914. young shoots of many species suggested.

The prices are to be moderate, makes delicious food, especially-

and reasonable and that is be-

salad. Complete bands of music,

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remove the embargo on long flights, that they will able to, fy to India, America, and Australia. They will not, and I am afraid there will come a time I hope it will be long de ferred-when there will be con- siderable criticism, loas confidence, and, possibly, financial failure. But I would like to strike a note of warning here that we must go steadily. Commercial aviation is very much in the position that warlike aviation was in four years ago, and we have got to go slowly and steadily, and build it up through infinite labour and very careful organisation. If we go too fast we ahali make a mess of it.

"This is a very serious mo ment in the history of the Peace Conference it has been decided that there is to be a League of Nations, which means disarma- ment generally. It seems to me that we above all other people in Europe should try to main tain, in spite of the League of 18.20 Nations, a really efficient Air Force on a war footing, or more or lesa available at a moment's I notice if war threatened. In any case, I think the League of Nations will throw a greater measure of responsibility on com- mercial aviation than if it did not exist, Commercial aviation, I am perfectly certain, will have a wonderful and glorious exis-

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Apart from our beauty doctor' work, we are very busy tattooing ordinary designs, and there again

$ 100. $17,99.35 many of our clients belong to the

ELECTRIC COMPLEXIONS.

BEAUTY MADE PERMANENT.

HEATRE

HONGKONG.

NOTICES.

A. D. C.

ROYAL

IN THE MUSICAL. PLAY

· PINKIE & THE FAIRIES'

FOR GROWN UPS AND CHILDREN

by W. Graham Robertson,

Music by Frederick Kartan.

*

WITH FULL ORCHESTRA, CHORDS AND BALLET OVER 60 PREFORMERS

Faarik Performance PO-NIGHT (Tors 1. March 293à, 14X13 pa

Wednesday.. PRA, Mauden.

SPECIAL MATINEE Thursday, 17th March, at 639 patie FINAL PERFORMANCE Saturday, 29th March, as his pann

Price:

$3, $2 & $1. Children kalf price to Matinees.

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BOOKING AT MOUTRIES.

Maison Lily

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New Shaw Hats,

Linen, Pique, Plain

and Flowered Voiler

upper classes. They include M, Y.

ladies of title and even Royalty.

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I know of at least one European Queen who carries a splendid example of the tattooist's art. Sometimes they come

to The exchange

London tattoo artists are work-studio incognito, and sometimes in some cases having 32 or more through which the proft is chiefly lievable, for the toys are just s

the they send a servant to fix up an pieces, are equipped with musical made have constantly increased side line arising out of a large ing over-time repairing instruments constructed of bam in volume, but there still remains scheme of wood work at Dartford, ravages which war work has appointment at their own homes. boo. A church at Las Pinas, a large field open to us.

which includes the making of wrought to the complexions of the This class of client generally few kilometers from Manila, bas

standard doors, standard window ladies. In fact, as one of them goes in for something myth- an organ with bamboo pipes.

Our Shanghai and Cauton frames, and domestic washing said to a Daily Chronicle repreological, dragous and weird branches have made a larger pro-machines. The wood tad in the sentative, they have become more serpents being very popular. fit than last year and with more toys, in fact, will be largely beauty doctors than anything else.

"I abould think quite three fands at their disposal they will "rap" wood from the other

Thousands of ladies who were parts of the aristocracy carry be in a better position to operate

marks generally just workshops.

unaccustomed to daily toil have tattoo and thus increase their profits. -

To-day I have seen dolls that been engaged in work of national above the knee, and the designs. Our Bangkok branch which would delight any

child importance during the war, and are invariably dragons, batter-

A MILLION FOR SHANGHAI BREWERY.

California capitalists will invest $1,000,000 in a brewery at Shang- hai, according to Mr. Carl

with

whom

NO LONGER TIRED,

FOND OF DRAGONS.

Alexandra Buildings Hanghong

SAN & Co., Ltd.

HONGKONG.

HICH CLASS CONFECTIONERS

ARD

BISCUIT MANUFACTURERS,

Well known for best Materials, up-to-date Machinery and Clesnest Work in the Orient,

HEAD OFFICE:

Nos. 02-100 Queen's Road, Central. FACTORY:

Nos. 141-145, Wanchai Road. Branches at Manila, Singapore, Shanghai and Canton, Chius.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD,

ENGINEERS & LAUNCH BUILDERS. MARINE MOTORS OF ALL POWERS IN STOCK. Works:-Pootung, Shanghai.

Sole Agencies:-Sterling & Evinrude Motora. Makera

"EWO" Motors.

Associated British Eachine Tool

Makers Ltd. A.B.C. Boflar Enamel. Rexine Ltd, (Leather-cloth).

“Sareo" Steam Traps, Temperatura,

Regulators &a.

S. Plant, president of the Oakland will be opened during Februarygolliwogs, Brownies, and other the close atmosphere of office or lies, suakes, or the family crest. Brewing and Malting Company. will be under the management of doll archins that children love, workshop has taken the bloom Plant left for the Orient on Jan. 23. Hing San, who I can assure you artists, and well made by honest once rosy complexions pallid and on tattooing. A few days ago "Soldiers, too, are very keen Accompanied by his wife, Mr. Mr. Ohun Kew and Mr. Wong all beautifully designed by from their cheeks and rendered on the liner Shinyo Maru. He will will be able to carry out their workmanship. Toy aeroplanes sticks, lip salve and powder have an officer's chest. It too's two make the preliminary arrange-uties to your satisfaction.

sallow. Face crests and rouge I did a dragon in Eve shades on ments and choose the site for the

to sell at 1s. 3d, and little new plant. He said: "We have established a considerable trade believe that the profits for next of models of our Tanks, were formation, but these methods in-finished. The Tommies usually Under these circumstances wooden money-boxes in the form done something or effect a trans sittings and was perfect when for our local beer in the Orient year will be even larger than for other things that have already volve constant attention and care go in for regimental badges or sentimental designs on their and the present trade there will the past year, though share-sold by the thousand gross and 48 well as frequent renewal. consume a considerable portion holders will have seen with satis will sell just as readily for years flocked to the tattoo merchant to the Wase girls with the badge of So ladies of all classes have arms, and I have tattoed many of of the initial output at the com-faction the substantial increase in to come. mencement. We do not fear any profits which the present balance What are known in the trademanently stamped

have the tint of a blush rose per- their unit. opposition that may be encoun-

their "I had a very strange com tered and believe that the work sheet again shows. of the prohibitionists will not In accordance with the Articles by the thousand in bright, well-meats worked in by the electric day.

es "soft" dolls were being made features by means of roseate pig-mission to execute the other, affect the attitude of the Chinese of Association, Messra. Mak Lai lighted buildings, that a month needle.

A young couple came to me with the request that I would we have made Tung, Quar Kai, Tong Lai or two ago were used for the fill- arrangements, We hope to be Chuen and Choy Sin Woon, retire ing of shells. These are cloth

tattoo something on each of them in the market for

A leading London professor of that would only be complete when from the Board, but, being dolls staffed with a seaweed shar-the art said that this practice had they were together. I tatooed on Edgar Allen & Co, Ltd, portion of the California hops. One of the noted Chinese with eligible for re-election, offer thera-ings, light in weight and attrac developed to a remarkable extent their hands a design showing a whom we have been associated selves accordingly.

tive in design. Soon the firm of late, "All sorts of ladies come heart pierced by an arrow. Half writes that the Orient is rapidly Meears. Li Wing Kwong and hope to make the highest type of to my studio to have permanent the design was on each right coming to use beer and wine. He Ng Cheuk Sang were our In- large doll. Staffordshare ia do complexions tattooed on their hand, and done in such a way suggested that the enforcement of spectors of Accounts for the past ing its best to produce a doll's faces," he said. "The Majority that it was only complete when! prohibition in this country may year: they now retire but offer head to beat the Nuremberg of them are what you might their hands were clasped mean that we will soon have to themselves for re-election. contand with an unusal

doll's face, but at present the all society ladies. When the, "Sometimes we are asked to ber of drug fiends, thus The accounts have been andit doll's eyes have to come from electric needle has done its obliterate badges of love that has reversing the conditions formerly ed by Mesars. Percy Smith, Seth France,

work they never look tired waned. In the first flush of his LADIES AND GENTS TAILORING, existing in the two countries. "I and Fleming, who were our If the Potteries micceed in wan; they get up in the passion the ardent lover has the will also investigate the possibili-auditors for the past year; they beating the German and French morning looking as fresh as a name of his girl tattooed on his wineries in China. The opinion for re-election. ties of projecting a number of now retire bat offer themselves doll's eye, Mears, Vickers will tower, no matter how tired they arm. By and by the love cools be able to produce a doll as may be with the festivities of the he comes back to us and asks us exist among many that if these plants can be installed in the Far

thoroughly British in its origin night before. Many of them to remove it. We can't do that, East there will be big demand for

and upbringing as the little girl improve the colour of their lips but we can turn it into a butter- in London or in Manchester for by having them tattooed fly or a flower, and that is what whom it is intended,

brilliant red.

we do."

fair a

num-

dried California wine grapes." B. F. Chronicle...

LI YUK TONG,

Chairman. Hongkong, 1st March 1919.

(Tool Steels &e.)

Linotype & Yashinery Ltd. Falsomstar Engineering Co., Ltd. "T. & W. Smith Ltd. (Wire Ropes

Imperial Light Ltd.

HONGKONG TAILORING CO.

DRAPERS, &c.,

No. Ic, D'A allar Street, Central, HONGKONG.

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