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SHIPS AND THEIR PRICES.

IRRITATED AND IN

FLAMED EE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1921.

TO-DAY'S SHARE QUOTATIONS.

Dentons

OFFICIAL PRICE?, Banks.

North Chines Colons

German Inquiries in Japan.

can be directly traced in many Germany is still in need o

cases to the Sunday Motor trip ships, and, according to the and Golfing. The dust from some A.K. S. B. b. 70234 s. 210 ax rts. Mainichi, nquiries have been resections of the local roads contain

£35 paid caived by the Japanese Governa decided eye irritant. A suggen. BL. of E, Àsia ment from Germany regardin, tion for these trips would be to approximate quotations: for newbkeep the windshield up and to built ships, and terms and condi nзe a pair of Sun glassee. Sun tion relative to sales. The glasses of any pattern with either Dapartment of Communications Crookes, Lexfel, Fieusal, Amber, has therefore given notification "Loodon Smoke, or Blue lenses that effect to all the shipbuildim ara obtainable at very moderte yards and others interested. The prices from The Hoogkong Japanese dockyards have all large | Optioal Co., Successors to Clark China Fires stocks of materials' and are sureland Co., Manufacturing and Re-H. K. Fires to welcome these inquiries at this fracting Opticians-the MOST time of great depression in the competent manufacturing optical: trade... But there some establishment in South China~ | Douglases

To

anglesos

Far EasternS

HOTELS.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

HONGKONG HOTEL

(Nasa)

PENINSULA HOTEL (Kowloon)

(un:Ise sonstructioni

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

TOWN GARAGE & SHOW ROOMS RUSSELL STREET GARAGE

Viking Street)

KEPULSE BAY GARAGE

h Manne-Insurances.

410 152

OPERATING-

2).

#05 244

REPULSE BAY HOTEL

(Repube Day)

D.

937

22.

Fire insurances.

ኢ

120

b

3:20

Shipping.

EN

1.

6011

b.

27 38

Indo Def. Lon/Reg. s. 290 sa. 302

280 Indo Def. H.K. Reg. b Shells Farriss

KING

D.

110-

I.

31

Refineries.

Bugars

D.

Malabana

187 35

HOTEL

Tel. 373.

Mining.

do abis as to the solvency of Ger- located in 53, Queen's Road Cen- HE.Steamboats xa. many and wages are still high.tra), (opposite to the Singer | Indos (Pref.) Moreover, building promises to be Sewing Machine Company).. very slow, because the yards have already effected a wholesale in-¦ ternal readjustment, by dismissing workers in their employment.

Building freighters of 5,000 tons hardly paya at anything under

WEATHER REPORT.

July 22. 10h 05mLocal Y220 or 1230 per ton. The ships signal No. Thoisted. already in service are, of course July 22d. 103, 05m.-Waruing chasper, three or four-year-old to Hongkong, Coast Ports. &c:- freighters of the same size being |A typhoon of unknown intensity quoted at about Y120.

within 60 miles of Lat. 20° N. and Long. 124' E. moving W N.W.

July 218. 12h. 34m-Pressure has decreased corsiderably over S. Formosa, and slightly Hongkong and Manila.

at

There are plenty of such ships for gale, many of them belonging to the banks as forfeited security, but it is probablu that in desling With the German Government the banks would require a sum that would cover their loans and in tares. However, it is hardly probable that anything short of a general governmental conspiracy

At 6 am. this morning it could prevent ships being sold at reasonable prices to German contre was in about latitude 20

and longitude buyers. There are some shits.

E. going cheap enough in Japan. It apparently moring W.N.W.

A secondary formed in the southern porting of the typhoon ares yesterday. It may be of dangerous intensity.

130

PROPRIETORS:

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

*

EDWARD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION,

ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR,

LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMEKɔ.

80,-

n

11

THE

.500

Kailana Langkats Shanghai Loans S'hal Explorations] Raubs Fronohs Ural Caspian Docks, Wharves, Godowns, &c.

b.

21/ 19-

B.

31. b.

95 20316 123

1214

H.K. Wharven 5. Docks

'hai Docks N. Engineering. b.

Lands, Hotels & Buildings.

Centrals

is reported that the Nippon Yusen Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 Kaisha is pursing à polity of hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day. getting rid of old ships and ately 0.00 inches. Total since Januars. Hotels Hold the Miike-maru and the 1st, 67.29 inches, against an

H.K. Lands H'phreys Est Tientsin-maru at Y32 per ton to average of 47.50 inches. the Kobe Shosen Kaisha. It is

Kloon Lands also reported that the company has decided to sell to a certain company at about Y42 rer ton on an average the Wakarama-maru of 3,401 tong, Bigo-maru of 1,291 tons, and Kobe- maru of 2,923 tons.

All these ships were built more than thirty years ago, but many old ships have life in them yet, and are certainly worth more than a tenth part of the price) which it is said that new. ships| cost in Japan. When the United States Shipping Board really get to business in disposing of its surplus craft, there will probably ba a big drop. But unless some- thing is done that will be the end of the Japanese shipbuilding trade, which has become altoge:b- er too dear for commercial pur- pases.

Availing themselves of shipping circles having been temporarily

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENCING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

District

t

143

b.

210

D-

20314

ti.

2016

Д

40

L. Reclamations b West Points

122

b.

6216

Forecast.

Corton Mills.

1 K.W.

winds.

Kwos Kung Yika Liu Kang Mow- Orientals

b. & sa.

2444

ably; fine at first,

3'hai Cottons

b. & sa. b.

17 153

Tangistepoos

rain later.

Cyclonic gale.

1 Hongkong to Gap freshening

Rock

? Formoss Channel

consider-

3 South cosst of The same

China between > HI.K. & Lamocks.

Cements

Miscellaneous.

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Pangraphia Address: “Victoria'

PEAK

TAC SY

133

J. WITCHELL,

Manager.

HOTEL.

SEA

LASAL

15 MINUTES FROM LANDINGST«QE.

UNDER

THE

MANAUEMENT

MRS. BLAIR.

UP

EUROPE HOTEL, SINGAPOR

UNDER NEW BRITISH MANAGEMENT,

THE PREMIER HOTEL FINEST SITUATION.

EXCELLENT CUISINE.

ARTHUR E. ODELL,

(Late Grand Hotel, Southcliffe, England and

Royal Palace Hotel, London. W.)

KINGSCLERE

HOTEL

KNUTSFORD HOTEL

MID-LEVEL

KOWLOON

SACHSE, LENNOX & Co. General Azenta

Are resident Managers.

GRAND HOTEL DE PEKIN

PEKING, CHINA.

CODES: A.B.C. 5th Edition; Bentleys & Liebers.

THE ONLY HOTEL DE LUXE IN THE FAR EAST.

s. 17.40 sa 172

as No. 2.

} Light

4 South coast of variable Chins between windą, H.K. & Hainan. freshening from N.W.

China Light ald b. Do. Light new b. China Providenta o. Dairy Farms b. Electrics E.K. ElectricsMacao n. Hongkong Ropes n Hk Tramwaya Peak Trams, old

10.90

10.8.

Tel. Address:

13.10

"GRAND HOTEL'

2534

$4

2312

Peking.

30

25

b.

13

n.

9

Do. new 10.

Steam Laundries n.

8

b.

1044

11.

b.

b.

T. F. CLAXTON, Director.

settled, says the Jiji, Japanese, H.E. Observatory, July 22, 1921. British, and American shipowners

TIME SIGNALS. are busily offering their old ships for sale both at home and abroad.

The time ball on Kowloon On the other hand, many of the Signal Hill is dropped daily at 10 ships mortgaged are being dump-).m. and 4 p.m., except on Satur ed, and there is a congestion of days when it is dropped at 10 cains. None of the buyers, bow. km, and 1 p.m., and on Sundays exer, is ready to accept there at and Holidays when it is dropped the prices offered, as it is believed 10a.m. only. that trade will continue gloomy

The ball is hoisted half mast at in the future. Prices are there the 55th minute and full mast st fore in a continued declise. With the 57th minute. Should the ball the ides of effecting a readjust-fail to drop at the correct time, it meat, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha will be lowered at five minutes recentlyfsold the Tientsin-maru, past the hour and the ordinary! Miike-maru, and one more ship routine repeated at the following (4.000 tons to 5,000 tons), built in hour, if possible. 1898, to the Kobe Shonen Kaisha

Should the time hall be out of

at something like 730 per too. order the sore routine will be The same company is expected to carried out with the flag "Z". on

sell the Kobe-maru and figo-the storm signal mast. maru (now lying idle) as well. Other shipowners are also con- fidentially offering ships for sale

Time signals are also given at

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Steel Foundries Water-boat Watsons Wm. Powells Wisemans

Hongkong, July 22, 1921.

NOTICE.

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MITSUBISHI SHOJI KAISHA, LTD.

UMITSUBISHI TRADING CO. LTD.

Aight by means of three white 00AL, GENERAL IMPORTS AND lamps mounted vertically off the

EXPORTS. Observatory wireless mast. From soLE PROPRIETORS OF COAL MINES OF 8h. 56m. 0s. to 9h. 0m. Os. p.m. YOSHINOTANI MOJO, NAMAŽUTA, SATO TAKASHIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, KISMIDARE the lamps

extinguished SHINNEW. KANADA KAMITAMADA, BIRAL

* ÖTUNARI; momentarily at the even seconds, TEETHING TIME NEED NOT except at the 2nd, 28th, 50th,

Agents for SAKITO COAL. 52nd, and 34th of each minute.

The bours refer to Hongkong Standard Time (8 hours of east Greenwich).

MEAN TEARS.

When baby's teeth are coming through is a time of worry to many mothers. The little one's guma become swollen and tender; he is croes; does not sleep well; is troubled with constipation.. eolic or diarrhoea, and sometimes: even convulsions seize him.

During this period nothing can equal the use of Baby's Own Tablets, the Canadian children's remedy. They regulate

METEOROLOGICAL.

Previous

Day

on date..

on date.

the Barometer ......29.58 29.56 29.49 bowels and stomach and make Temperaturo... the teething so easy that the other scarcely realizes baby is getting his teeth.

ATO

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HEAD OFFICE, TOKYO.

TIVES:- NAGASAKI,

BRANCHES AND REPRESENTA KARATSU WAKAMATSU, MOJI, KURK, KOBE OSAKA, TSURUGA, NAGOYA TOKOHAMA, TOKYO, HAKODATE, MUBORAK, OTARU, VLADIVOS. TOCK, PEKING, TIENTSIN, DAIREN, TSINGTAO, TSINANPU, HANKOW, SHANGHAL, HONGKONG, CANTON, MANILA, SINGAPORE, SOERABAYA, LONDON, PARIS, NEW YORK & SEATTLE.

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Beautiful new steel and concrete fire proof building with

six floors, 3 iiits; 200 rooms, each with private bath and city telephone; and a spacious roof gardən overlooking the romantic Imperial Palace. the Legation Quarter, the Rockefeller Institute, and the entire city.

Unexcelled cuisine, with French chef. Banquets & specialty. - Wines of the best districts of France.

..

Large playground for children in the park of the hotel. which is the healthiest location in the city.

THOS. COOK & SON, Headquarters, in the building. Motor bus nieets all trains.

L. M. MAILLE,

Manager.

RIVER LEVELS.

As a guide to skippers and others interested in the water levels of the river we have been requested by the Board of Conservancy Works of Kwangtung to publish the following table of water levels. The levels are taken at 10 a.m. each day.

TIDE TABLE.

PICK OF THE PICTURES

The

TO-NIGHT

ATR5.457& 9.15

DEVIL'S PASSKEY"

WO PING THEATRE

Closed

for

Repairs.

HE

Von Stroheim's

New

WonderPicture

Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 5.30 and 9.15

SPECIAL ATTRACTION

THE GREAT CHEFALO

ALSO

Change of Pictures Daily PRICES: 5,30: 80 & 40 cents

9.15: $1.50 & 80 eta,

HE

CORONET KOTON

HONGKONG THEATRE

C

TO-NICHT at 5.15 and 9.15 p.m.

EDWARD ABELES

in

ATFER FIVE'

A screen adaption of the modern comedy hit.

"A COCTENTED WOMAN"

PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD). Demand, India

Highest W. L

1921

Place of Observation

ever

Lowest W. L

ever

W. LV. L

recorded

recorded

July 20 July 21

Feel

Fest

Feet

Feet

on Page 1). SELLING:

Wachow, West River Kongmoon, Linkooghow, North Samshui, Sheklang.

+19.50

-242

20.8

TIT

2/914

+ 14.70

-0.80

5.40

4:50

Demand

2/84

+57,00

0

+27.25

-5.00

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+15.15

-0.98

3.30 5.00 6.30 5.30

4 m/s 1.60 11.57TT Shanghai

30 dis

60 dia

2/9

Nom

TT Singapore..

1171⁄2

T/T Japan

101

T/T India..

21244

TIT San Francisco)

TIME TABLE.

& New York.}

4914

WEEK DAYS.

TT Java....

154

18th to 24th July, 1921.

FT Marks

Nom.

1.00 am, to 8.09 s.co.

13 3»

3.00

to 1.39 1.

19 mi

FIT Francs

630

2.30

14.00 0.

23

0,30

to 12.30 p.m

1513

Demand. Paris

12.30 p.m. to 2.50 . 12.30

to 3.50 p.m.

BUYING.

5.00

to. 8.10 p.m.

10 mio

4 m/s. L/C

2/1036

4 m/s. DIP

2/1034

6 mjs. L/C

2/11

Melbourne

and] 31-14

53. Nom.

Bangkang

tit

Falekt.

K

2 p.m. at 5 am. at 2 g.m

34 64 High WaLET

Low Water

Blangkoug

Cable Address:-" (WASAKISAL/

Codes Al, A.B.C. 5TH ED., Western Union and Bentley.

Mas Time

b. m.

Mon. 18 7 53 6.5

19m 27

21

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10 Sa

韧

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515 3 634

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AGENCY FOR THE MITSUBISHI

MARINE AND FIRE INSURANCE. Wed, 10

11 15 Co.

·0.00 0.00 0.00

Ther. 21 9 32

11 410 4.3

90 80 90

66 90 ES Wind Direction W.S.W.CALMS.W. Wind Forca

2 0 These Tableta

equally! healthful and harmless to the Weather........

C Jonzest infant and the child of Rain........

icht or more, curing constipation,

Highest open indigestion, colic. diarrhoea, sim-

Temperature.on the 21st 79: The fever and expeiling worms.

open air Baby's Own Tablets are to be Lowest had from chemists, also post free Temperature on the 22nd 80 at 60 cents the vial from Dr.

T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Williams Medicine Co., 96 Sze-

H. K. Observatory, July 22. one Road, Shanghai.

air

THE OSAKA MARINE & FIRE INSURANCE CO.

For Particulars Apply to:-

S. KOMURA, Manager. No. 14, Pedder Street Hongkong.

Fri. 1219 3

Sa 23m 0 12 4,5

19 35 Sun. 140 39 | 44

11 9

mn morning; a afternoon

NIGHT CARS.

1.530 p.m. in 8.00 p.m. §.20 p.m. 930pm to 11.30 p.m. ertly 50 minūte 11.45 p.

SATURDAYS.

EXTRA CAR 12.00 midaighs

10.30 am. so 11.50 s.m. 11.30am, 12.000 2290 mora no 100 p.es5. 1.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. 4.30 p.m. to 6:00 p.. 6.00 p.m. to 6.3 3.1. 6.10 p.2, No 17 y...

NIGHT CARS. As on Week Days. SPECIAL CARS.

ET LARANGEMENT AT THE COMPANY'S OFFICE,

CZER ARORA - BUILDINGS, DEA, WHEEL

EXCHANGE.

Opening Rate : closing Rate

30 dfs. Sydney and

30 db.San Francis-1 co& New York/

1 m/s. Franca. ...... 6.90 5 m/s. France......... 7.10

T/T Calcutta

Nom. Demand, Caloutte ... 21234 On Yokohama......... 101 Demand, Manila... 110 Demand, Singapore. 11732 Demand, Batavis 154

On Haiphong ... Rea On Saigon

On Bangkok

Sovereign

-

7754 Nam.715

Gold leaf per Tani... 49.80 Bar Silver, ready... 38

forward

Bank of England rates 532% New York/London... 3.58

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

Яtong 50 ct. preces

10

par.

1/2 pm. 1/2% dis. 1434% dis.

Benton cub, coins Hongkong July 22, 192L.

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Per es. MANELA:-Capt. A. R. Nevill Mr. A. 8. Forsyth,. Eng.-Lt. G. Gamblen. Lt. Col. D. H, Clarke, Mr. G.8. Butler; Mrs. M. Smith, Mr. H. V. Wijnmalen, Mr. D. C., Denham, Mr. B. N. Williams, Mr. .5. Grundy, L. Stoker H, Cann, Stoker W. Ranu. Stoker J. Stevenson, Stoker B. Whittle, Stoker T. A Knight.

Printed and Published for the Proprieter, by "Alfred Morley në 11. Ice House Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.

SUNDAYS.

1.10 ..

#.00 8.0. ke 10.30 6.02.

13 mis

פנב כן

dim.

4 m/s. Marks

***

12 D

30 mis

Demand, Germany.

12

10 Tip

Demand, New York 495% T/T Bombay

NOT.

Demand, Bombay ... 2121⁄2

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