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ALL SUMMER GOODS SACRIFICED

REGARDLESS OF COST

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IN EVERY DEPARTMENT

OUR ENTIRE STOCK OFFERED "AT

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Room For Autumn Goods

Terms Strictly Cash

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SPECIAL RUBY REFLEX.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, AUGUST 1924.

THE NEW TERKITORIES.

DEMAND FOR BUILDING.

The

SITES.

anal reports for last year

on the New Territories are to hand.. In the course of his statement. The District fiver, North, says

The teranter i te tuurials reatio} fered was 8,825, as against 3,001|| in 1022, the registration Ines being! | $0,016, 10, na ngainst, 82;7985,20 |

The demand for building sites | continued...In-bo-brisk, the tutal| (number fold- being 181 as against 211 in 1922, und prices ruled high. especially for fofs in the neighbour- hood of The Po Market, chiefly i owing fo the operations of spren- lators.

Twa larga brichfeldy were suli. one near Castle Peak, and the other near Lo Wu.

The sale of the salt padi ceriana- |tion nt Mni Pa was completel, pol negotiations roquuenced for several others on a large scale.

Revenue..

for

The total revenue Northern District during 1928 'was) $316,801AF as ngainst $100,007.003 in-1022Thia-large increase was aftest entirely due to the high) promiin on kind, especially in the enre of the brickfields and in the vicinity of Taipo Market.

General,

Craps, — The last year of the Chinese, cycle live up to its re putation by bringing disaster in its train; the first erop was poor, only [ătit, by reusin of the drought in] the first quarter and to heavy rain. fall in April; the second erop was pretically ruined by the typhoon ? in August mad the henry rains which breached the bunds and) laid waste linge areas, especially at Sha To. Sigue enno was almost Jentirely destrosel. bat the winter orgetable coops were good, and the Clicheo erop was excellent. The dshing industry hind a bad your, partby due to the hard wenther and. Finally due to the entling of of Montrondstuns with 19 Shek Chong short, which fortant thei Erdic mail.

Patit, dual pool" "Catbreaks of Lions, para lukits randerpest. lucra wanth lot for tick, bit it was impressode to get the owners ly

11 witreals for ventiation.

as they phaler to endurend the pro zertua ei seschi cadamily

Samalt Pon «Spandie ontlenk-

3.14 4.12 Size With T. 1. tanker of this doen ene ded with the

14,5 Lens.

3 Double plate holders and in park adaptor. Reaf leather Case

$185

THE KWONG KWUICO.

opijeme in Hongkong, but awing to the stupor given by the the St. Sanitary Depatment, John Aubulance Association ateli thers, 12 providing means for & voluntary vau vination i11 the different dstruts, the disense was Sept its check.

trim sobre sations erimts) reported included 1 murder and |rabbery, 1 tamed robbery and kid- napping. 2 armed robberies on 3.1/2 x 2.1/2 size with Rassland, 1 armed roldiery on water, 1

rabbery with violence, and I rob.) Xpress 4.5 Lens,

[bey gecompanied by cutting and double plata hoidors; film winding.

pack adapter. I real leather: Case

Illustration of "ITALIT"

$235

60. Queen's Iload, Tal. C.2170.

The Southern Distrlet. The District Officer, South, reparts that sitting as Police Magistente, he heard during the year 175 enses affecting 403 papnak; 283 persons were fined or bound over. 68 were discharged and 62 imprisoned.

Twenty-two cases were instituted during the year as compared with | 586 in 1922 and 73 in 1921, and tlingi the derrense in numbers continued. Dearls Σε the number of |1,929 were registered during the year ny compared with 1,493 in 1922. Registration fees for 1923) were Sipa4D as compared with | 84,802.80 in 1922. These figures are a gool index of the "nom" in and prevailing in New Kowloon, Tsum Wan; T-ing and other developing portions of the District.

General.

Tai (3 enjoyed a fairly good year, in spite of damage to properly by the August typhoon, estimated at about $40,000:- Fish were leasi plentiful, but the total caloh) |(25,800 piruls) fetched higher rates then these prevailing That your. The salt pans did, well, producing. altogether 22,000 piculs, and tho trade scous likely to prosper. There is a clight increnan in Inati year's output. The rice and swock polato crops were only fair. All the stalls in the market were lot.

The 10 foot path from Tai 20 to Shek Pit was repaired at cost

ASBESTOS CORRUGATED ROOFING contributed hail by Government

STOCKS CARRIED,

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

SOLE AGENTS. ·

Apply Import Dept.

Tol. Central 781.

St. George's Building,

E. HING & CO.

SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS, SHIP, CHANDLERS & HARDWARE MERCHANTU,

PHONE CENTRAL NO: 1146,

20, WING WOO BT."

Contral).

and half by the inhabitants of the two placer.

Cheung Chak. Tua Galing senson compares badly with that of the previous year, in consequence |

of the loss of a great many junks inj the various typhoonk. The first! pudi crop of the district was“ good,

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MAGNUM & REGULAR SIZES

IN TINS OF 50 & PACKETS OF 10 SOLD EVERYWHERE:

This attoressantest to bacant hy khi Belilah kuarkan Tolama Oh, (Chami zat

but the second was practically off into Chinese waters. A new built on a site granted by Govern- gave'n vary poor yield. The lime $29.00 per head. The generat destroyed by typhoon. The quarry and bigger launch was put on meat.

kila business in Tring I is steadily health conditions remained good. here did good business, as also the the run carly in 1024.

The value of building land on growing; the output last year being Lamma-The year was phithia lime-kilns on the neighbouring here were 170 deaths during the foreshore near the market con- about. 160,000: picals of time, ns whole a good one. The banan island of Ping Chau. The market the your, a decrease of 17 on last tinues to riss stondily..

against 85,400" for-1922. Prices, and sweet potato dropas, stalls were all lot.

Teun Won. The agricultural to. Also ruled high. Experte af Chinese, but the second, padly drop Two ferry launches wars running The island's popularity, ma a port from this district shows 'com wines and spirita realised $18,099; badly in the * Until November 7th when on summer resort. increasés. ~ An paratively bioak youre in partion, 00, anil a good busineja was dono farmers did wo laupoh was, pirated shortly after assembly bull for religiöity, social lar dües, plate ppt kotor, the racy, in pigs, of which 1,800, wares xpb172 lesving: Cheung Chau and carried and educational purp

year.