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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

WANTED.

WANTED. Can any resident

recommend good cook

bos? Apply Box No. 846, co "Hongkong Telegraph."

VANTED Furnished or

unfurnished house or flist on the Peak. Apply Box No. 844 c/o. Hongkong Telegraph",

W. O. BARRINGTON, B

Eng., (Lpool), under- takes to prepare Marine En- gineers for all B.O.T. Certificates (Steam or Oil), Private tuition to University Students, etc. For particulars apply G. P. O. Bax No. 633, Hongkong.

TO BE LET.

TO LET In best part of cen- tral district, large shop. suitable for showroom or office. Apply Box 845, c/o "Hongkong Telegraph."

RAINBOW CHASINO

VISIT

THE STORE OF

NIKKO

WHERE YOU WILL

FIND THE CHOICEST

WORKS OF ART,

CURIOS, ETC.

INSPECTION INVIT D.

NIKKO

CHONGKONG HOTEL)

IS an unsatisfactory job. Begin now to SAVE regularly and you will have something sub I Stantial in your possession fro old age.

A NEW LOCAL BANK.-Starting business to-day, December 5, gives another choice and opportunity for saving up YOUR MONEY. We can make your money grow. NAME. The China Industries Developmen: Banking Cor- poration Lia. '

BANK ADRESS. — 5,

Street, Hongkong.

Duddell

INTEREST.-For Fixed Deposits

1 year

9 months

6 months

3 months.....

42.

...6%

0514

G

1.7

For Current Account ??

For Special Deposit....

(personal arrangement). For Current Savings & .....5. For Fixed Savings

Iregulations obtainable).

CHIC CHU KEH,

Manager. Hongkong December 5th.. 1922.

NOTICE.

BUILDINGS

Queen's Road, Central.‡

NOTICE.

E have this day anthorized WE

Mr. T. UDA to sign for the arm.

E. KIMURA & CO. Hongkong, 25th. Dec., 1922.

ΤΗ

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

HE Undersigned have receiv- ed instructions to sell by Public Auction on Thursday, the 28th. Dec., 1923,

commencing at si a.m, at No. 3 Godown of the Holt's Wharf, Kawlcon.

..

A Large Quantity of Ship's Store comprising:-

-518 Lamps,

89 eà Anchors,

59 Bulkhead light. fittings.

11 Chest of drawers,

39. Beds,

2065 Life Belts, (cork)

CADA,

Tables, chairs, water WE hare this day tanished dinner plates, table knives, forks. and spoons, cooking range, etc.. etc.

Also

ourselves in business at

10, Morrison Gap Road, P. O. Box 471,

merchants, ક

shipping agents and manufacturers repre- sentatives.

J, P. Vieira Remedios & Co.,

Limited.

J. P. Vieira Remedios,

Managing Director. Hongkong, Dec., 19, 1932,

NOTICE.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON LTD.

THE

HE Registered Office of the abova Company has this day been removed from No. 3 & 4 Queen's Building 20 UNION BUILDING" Pedder Street, Hongkong.

C. MONTAGUE EDE.

General Manager. Hongkong, 17th. Dec.. 1922,

NOTICE.

A Quantity of iron wäre, wire clips, Belts and Nuts.

Terms: Cash on delivery. LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers.

THE Undersigned have receiv.

ed instructions to sell by Public Auction on Friday. the 20th. De... 1922. commencing at ."a.m.

at No 18 Godown of the Hoag kong and Kowloon wharf and Godown Co. Ltd. Kowloon, One Combination Wood Working Macbince, (Value G $400) One 3 H.P. Kerosine Stationary

Engine.

37 Cases of Beer

10

Cocktail And

A Quantity of Round and Flat Iron Bars Terms Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers,

BRITISH TRADERS INSUR The Kwong Wing Co., Ltd.

ANCE CO., LTD.

THE Registered Office of the above Company has this day been removed from Nos. 3 & 4. Queen's Building to UNION BUILDING" Pedder Street, Hongkong,

C. MONTAGUE EDE.

General Manager. Hongkong, 27th. Dec., 1922.

NOTICE..

THE CHINA FIRE INSUR- ANCE CO., LTD.

THE Registered Office of the

this

above Company has day been removed from Nos. 3 & 4, Queen's Building to UNION BUILDING" Fedder Street, Hongkong.

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

fieneral Manager, Hongkong. 27th. Dec. 1922.

5. BK, Thru-day, Dec. 28 h. Regular service to Wuchow 8plendid 191. Class Passenger Accommodatiņa. 25, Des Tornx R1. W., "Phone Central 892

Mee Wah Knitting Co.

Mið, Caumway Bay, 'Phone Chutest 1301, Manufacturers of Hacks, Binglets, &weavers sad Underwest,

YEUNG PO KWAN, Preddezi..

THE SAI HING S. 5. Co.

23, Connaught Road, W.

CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.

A 8. "SANNINO?

B.B. BATNAS** Monday, Wednesday Friday,

HONGKONG-WO CHOW LINE.

5.5. "CHUNG UN** "Phone Central 17.

THE HIN FAT S. S. Co. Shipping and Taxurtave Brokers, "Phone Central 46. No, 107, Wing Lok Street.

KWOK HIN WANG,

Proprietor.

On Hing Co.

238. Hing Lang åtræet.

Kotal Hardware Xercinata, Elsatzla

Genarai Ragineers & Contractors à

'Thane_No. Central 2864,

Goera! Kong,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1922.

CHINA'S INDUSTRY.

A. D. C.

OPENING A BANK

ACCOUNT.

TO-DAY

America Taking Wool Exports.

THEATRE

ROYAL

TEMPEST”

Fall orchestra, chorus and ballet of nymphs, fauns, reapers and strange shapes.

CONSIGNEES

LONDON'S BUSES.

The following interesting ex- tracts are taken from's recant

Australian's Experience în

10.

London.

KITCHENER'S LIFE" FILM.

Steps Taken to Stop Its Production.

It was disclosed at Bow-street ·

bis

In my country, Australia, iflast month that the film which issue of the bulletin of the Chinesa you have money the banks want was the subject of an application Government Bureau of Economia i Thai misled me when in Lonto the magistrate on Wednesday Information:

don, writes Dale Collins in a dealt with the life of the late

Lord Kithehener. In the absence of any reliable Home paper. atatistics, the approximate I walked into the bank just as Mr. W. H. Percy. of the amount of wool exported from though I had a right to do so.

Leicester-square Cinema, an- Chios annually toisis 40,000,000 "I want to open an account," swered a summons at the instance lbs. Though the quantity of the said I, and laid my money on the of the LC.C., alleging a breach produce is inferior, the prices counter.

of the Cinematograph Act. quoted in markets usually shows The clerk, surprised and sus

The assistant-solicitor, to the picious, shot me a glance which LC.C., in supporting the sum- a steady rise..

Japan is the chief importer of/bave me to understand be knew one, said the object was to see Chink's sheep wool, of which was up to no good.

whether the exhibition of the An account?" he said darkly.film, which, it was contended, major portion bas gone by

I pat both hands on the coun-should not be shown, could ba way of Tsingtao (Shantung).

Now, America has entered the ter that he might see I was un-stopped. A letter had been Geld of competition with the armed and tried to reassure bim received from Mr. Percy, stating Japanese. Exports of China's (He considered me for a while in that he bad instructed wool are mostly shipped via silence,

solicitors to obtain an injunction "You may be able to see the against the showing of the Tientsin or Tsingtao. Shantung is famous for the product of the manager," he mused. He called film. He bad granted a licence regions east of the Chiaochowa manis and despatched him

to "B. and H., Limited," into the interior with a warning who had given a Tainan Railway.

sub-licence Meanwhile he kept his eye on to

Mr. Freeman. . Ho HAND LOOM CLOTH.

(Mr. Percy) had made it a COD- After a lapse of time the mental dition that no film should be shown The principal article exported One Use for Them.

by Turgcbow and Haichow is returned.

that had not been passed by the cotton cloth, by the weaving ofļ "The manager will see you." Board of Censors. Someboy has been wanting to which the 2,000,000 inhabitants said the clerk. "Will you wait! know what has become of the old of the two districts earn their a moment?" London 'buses which gured in living. Atter the close of farm It was difficult to convey a the war, writes a correspondent ing season the people begin to fitting appreciation of this kind. of the Manchester Guardian. weave. They work from five in tess, but clearly an effort was know where one old Metropolitan the morning antil six in the needed. has gone (writes a correspondent) evening, and are able to weave a and still goes. It has retired into piece of cloth of about 50 feet in are hereby notified that the Car-the country-the real country. I one day.

The annual output of cloth is go will be discharged into Holtewait for it on the top of a Wharf, Kowloon, where it will convenient gravel-heap-the only about 9,000,000 pieces, of which I had thought the clerk suspi and safe place as the road is so narrow Tucgehow produces three fifthscious, but that was owing to a lie at Consignee's risk

Haichow two-fths. The lack of comparison. The man- subject to terms and conditions at the end of a still narrower and

Production comes in of storage at Holt's wharf. The country lane; and if it is more than largest

June, 1 September and ager was the real thing. He was

puzzled--on guard. Cargo will be ready for delivery ten minutes late I sit on the March,

C from Godown on and after 7th gravel-heap till it comes into January.

"I understand you want to December.

view, chugging up the hill. It is) The best market for Tungchow Optional cargo will be landed, always late on a Tuesday be-and Haichow cloth is Chefoo and open an account?" he said, with the vexed note of interrogation unless notice has been given prior cause that is cattle market das Maachuris with an annual sale reserved for the caller with the and it has to steer its way) of about 1,000,000 pieces. Several to steamer's arrival.

Humbly now, I told him it was

But who recommended: you

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COM- PANY, LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Consignees per Co's Steamer

"DIOMED"

#

ANOTHER LAPSE OF TIME. Time lapsed again bere, and then I stood in the presence of a Mighty Man in a beautiful cost.

All broken, chafed, and dam-cautiously, with an occasional hundred thousand pieces are also request inexplicable. aged goods are to be left in the halt, through droves of cattle in Kiangsu, Chekisng. Fuking. Godowns, where they will be and flocks of black-faced sheep. Kwangtung Szechuan, Hunan and so. I made a clean breast of it. examined on any Tuesdays and The conductor is a boy, and if Shantong provinces and ip Shang- Fridays between the hours of nothing is doing in the way of hai: 4.000 to 5,000 pieces are sold to come to us?" 10.45.a.m. and noon within the scent or descent from the bus in Soochow, Kiang-ying. Hactor free storage period.

fo & raila or two he sits inside, Wusih, Sanking. Chinking and and when I give him my fare-Nan-zing each year. any time will do-be pockets it There are four methods of sell.

(inz the cloth: namely: land, I hope, disgorges it later).

**Fanchuang Ewanchuang'

Wha Pai" and retail. "FLO-

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godowo, and all Goods remaining

undelivered after the 2nd. Jan.. will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented in the under or before the 16th signed on Jan., or they will not he cognised.

No Fire Insurance will effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Axents. Hongkon 27th. Dec. 1922.

HELENA MAY INSTITUTE.

an

My companions (adds the cor- respondent) are mostly country

on the return journey as Boon

WORVEIS In

the

Clearly be chuld have under- stood me wishing to go to anyone alse. There might have been reason for that. But to his bank -ominous, preposterous!

I told him with a foolish smile that I'd like the "look of the į bank, that its Greco-Barbiton face

The film, added the solicitor, was irregular, as it had not been passed by the censors, and it must be stopped.

The bearing was adjourned till Monday to enable Mr. Percy to take the necessary steps.

$50

GIVEN AWAY

'TELEGRAPH FOOTBALL COMPETITION.

We will give a prize of $30 to

the

reader who sands in the most pearly correct forecast of the results of Hongkong Football League Matches to be played on SATURDAY next, December 30th, and Boring Day, as detailed in the coupon to be found below.

Rules of Competition. 2-all forseta must be written on

cospona cut from The Hongkong Telegraph The name and address of the entrant to be plainly printed in block letters in Ink

2-Aby zamber of attempts may be sent

in, but a separate cupca mas for each sitempt

be used

GRO XORAL 403

The Prize of $50 will be awarded to the cempeter who gives the correct-- most Il enact-result of the matcher below In the event of mole than cua competitor sending in sely conect- forecast than the Frize will be divided equally between those competitor a cae competitor ball be entried to more than one share of the Irize.

people and farmers wives with Chuang" is the merchant who had charmed me. I tried to make une or two more aristocratic folk buys the cloth from the peasants him understand that I thought he

ecd. rexells it to | ghr being a railway ruz with

them these cold mornings. ThKwanchuang." In the two dis-had a nice little bzok.

But he stroked his chin. 'bus still bears some of its London tricts there are more than 670

"Of course," he said. "you helegends, though obscured by local

with about 2000 Facchusog advertisements, one of which it employees. In order to do the can give us references another

client" Faochuang" business ane fas forms me that & Refreshing Cup of

I urged my traveller's cheques Tea is waiting for me at Blank' to have a capital of from $100 to Refreshment-rooms in Market $5.000, must be experienced, and upon him as the best of references Street. It has already waited informed on market conditions for a backer: pleaded that I was so many weeks that it must be They buy the cloth from the not seeking an overdrati; tried to touch bis heart by references to dead cold by this time. So we

the morning "Bod

the loneliness of a great city. the bounce

Kw&D. and joggle into the bring it to

He waved my money away as country town, and the bus start,[chuang" in the afternoon. Thebaside the point but my lateri the "Kwanchuang” decides the after the advertised time as the quality and the price of the cloth eloquence crept into the strong. All coupes must be received at the and, if the "Fanchuang" agrees in the manner of one who room of his heart. He set bis to the price given, the deal is makes a resolve and is prepared fied. closed, otherwise, the chuang" has to wait until the to face the consequences. next day to sell the goods to some other "Kwanchuang."

Overwhelmed by his kindness THE TRADE OF MENGISZ I gave him my mane and went, The distance of Yunnan from

forth humbly. But since then I the great markets of the world have been wondering a little. did not enable it to escape parti cipation in the general depression of trade which existed practically throughout the whole commercial world during the rear, according to the Ments: Trude Beturns, The circumstances are worthy 1921. issued by the Chinese Mari- of a Jules Vezne story, and have time Customa. As there was scarce-

THERE will be

Evening Dance at the Helena Mayboy can be found again. Institute, on Thurday, December 28th. at 8.15 to 11.15 p.m.

Tickets for Members and their men finds. $1 each.

SHOWER OF GLASS.

5. STEPHEN'S C LLEOF.

Fjected From A Volcano.

A small vessel's weird voyage CORNEL of Bonham Road through a big shower of volcanic and Western Street. The class reported to Nature by New School Year

begins Mr. Grenville A. J. Cole. January 3rd. Entrance Examina. tion for New Boys, Tuesday January 2nd. at 9.30 a.m.

Fo: Prospects, for boarders and day boys, apply.

The WARDEN, (St. Stephen's College.)

Ching-Kee S. N: Co.

156, Wing Erek K., W. 'Phone 8 Begar Servies between H... Dairen. Sewahwag, North China YEE TAI HONO. Phone

Central 753.

CHEONG YUE S. S. Co.

14. Der Toeux Road, C.

&S. PHRASANG

Hoihow & Haiphong-

ee Tuerday morning, 17th, 1845. For Freight or Parrage aybi CHEONG YUE 8. S. .Co.

(Phona Central 2332

Hongkong-South America.

8.2.HAN PINC ** For Freight ato, apply

**Fab.

1 Telegraph" offics not later than 12 <'etrek noon onƐaturday, December 20th. Coopes received after that time will be

"Yes," be said, "we will ac-5.-No reperibility will be accepted he the Editor for the laser an-delivery of commodate you !"

The Editor's decision mink, *DJ Coupen be final. No correspondence my terviews will be entered into cesceralarg this compet tion,

1413

FLOWERS THAT LIKE SITTING UP.

been made public through the 17 ang demand for tin in foreign Sleep all Day if the Courtesy of Dr. Russell, director conniries, very little was sold of the Fisheries Laboratory of abroad, and the price obtained for

the Ministry of Fisheries, and Mr. reimparts into China fell as low J. W. Carruthers.

炒

ex-

Weather

is Cold.

Why do the petals of flowers

-Any match given below which, through Boy cause whatever. Is oct syed to a fizish will not be counted,

-No member of the " Telegraph ** staff will be permitted to take part in the competition.

Mark the envelope "FOOTBALL.”

CUT HERE 'Telegraph' Weekly Football Coupon No. 10, Matches to be played on SATURDAY, December 30th..

v. Durban. v. Kowloon

DIVISION 1.

the

Club

Police

R.0.A.

Hawkins

5. China

as $70 a picul, which is about the open and close? An interesting When the team trawler. Prince same as the cost of production at note has been presented to the Palatine, was off the west of the aines of Kokin. However, Paris Academy by M. Gaston Vago (N. Allantic), the captain merchants were able to keep Bonnier on the work accomplish- reported to the mate that land going on the difference in ed by MM. de Virville and

in determining had appeared on the port quarter. change between the Hongkong Chaton A heavy sandstorm soon envelop and Yunoso carrercies. As reason. ed the reesel.

Their experiments showed that Hongkong dollare were through- This storm lasted for the un-out the year at a premium of contrary to the general belisi, usually long period of 64 honra, 25 per cent. over the local light has no action on the corolls. during which the air resembled currency, the merchants could The hygrometric state of the the appearance of a London fox, rely

sir (that is, the amount of that

amount while the vessel was covered with of profit on each transaction, measured moisture contained)

on

a deposit from stem to atern, but when it is remembered bas very little action, and it ap

This deposit was found to con- sist of volcanic glass.

to

that from that amount pears to be almost entirely the freight sad

insurance

from temperature which, regulates the the mines

Hongkong, opening and closing of flowers. The material is a charac- Customs duty, and Tonkin transit

The centaury, which was cited teristic dust of volcanic glass, dues had to be paid, very little as an example normally opens at distinctly brown and probably profit W2.5 loft, However, about 11a.m. in fine weather, but andesitic or basaltic. The Meteorological Office record, the industry continued its remain closed all day.

although profits were practically if it is placed in a cold spot it will CHANGWHA NAVIGATION CO. shows that the position of the fall existence, which was about as

On the other hand, if it is lay in s cyclonic depression with much as could be expected in placed in a dark but warm spot wind from somewhat east of these bad times. The export of it will open in the middle of the south blowing at 17 miles an tin was the lowest in the bistory Dight, bour," says, the report.

of the port, namely, 98,000 piculs, It is thought that some account which was about half of the of this dust may be forthcoming usual exportation. from the northern isles of the

Bank of China Bid! 'Phone Central ISTE.

Hongkong-Saigon Line-

#.8, “TELEMACHUS "

For Freight ato. Apply

WO FAT SING

"Phone No. Central 6.

B

Kwongchowan & Fort Bayard Faroe group.

** BUN ON** #Ili be despatched

on the 37th inas.

For Freight apply

LI FAT S. S. Co.

↑ "Thoon Catural 2297.

It is most probable. the source was an eruption in Iceland, the dust having in that case travelled

500 miles..

V.

Ambrose

v. Tamar

y." king's

DIVISION IL

Auxiliaries v. St. Joseph's Kowloon

Warders

*. 5. Ching 'B'

V.

Marazion Titania

Ambrose

King's Hawkins United

v. University V. Durban-

R.O.A.

V.

v. Police

Y.

S. China 'A⭑.

Strike out the names of the

teams you think will lose.

If you think any 'match will result in a draw do not strike out the name of either team. Name

under review. The construction The completion in Noyember of this line wES A remarkable) Addrens the light Ko-Pi Railway from the engineering feat, for which all the main line of the Yunnan-Tonkin credit should be given to Mr. D. Railway at Pishibohai to the Nidis, the capable and energetic wines at Kokiu came too late to French engineer, who practically help the industry during the year built the line single-handed.