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Investment.

Judicious Advertising is one of the most profitabl investments masoolated

with successful Business

Enterpriao.

11

Advertise in

The

Thongkong Telegraph.

and socure the co-opera- tion of its readers in buying your goods.

Prepaid Advertisements

25 WORDS FOR $1.00

$1.50 if not propnid) The following replies are await lag collection:-

205, 300, 301, 305, 300, 315 344,303, 371, 374, 376, 381 385, 411, 420, 427, 438

WANTED.

WANTED.-Small Furnished House with gardon wanted from February or March next. Lower lovela preferred, or other denir- able district. Prospective tenant prepared to take for three or four years. Wrilo giving full particu lars to Box No. 437, care of "Hong- kong Telegraph."

LOST.

LOST-LADY'S Three stoned diamond ring, belloyed in or near Lane, Crawford's Restaurant. High sentimental value, Reward through Box No. 439, care of "Ilongong Telegraph.".

FOR SALE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

New Advertisements. Lammert's Auctions.

OLD BEDFORDIAN DINNER.

A Dinner will be held in the Hongkong Club at 8 pm. on 27th November, Will all old Bedfor dians, who have not already done so, please communicate with the undersigned giving name of House and years at the School.

FJ

E. J. R. MITCHELL,

Bradley & Co, Ltd.

| "THE PEAK MANSIONS." SITUATED within Two: Minutes Walk from the Tram Station and overlooking the Bouthern Side of the Island Roady for Occupation.

Fivo-Roomed and Blx-Roomed APARTMENTS

with all Modern Conveniences, Drying Rooms and Out-houses, Two Lifts,

Apply to

CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME ORIENT,

4TH FLOCK,

FRENCH BANK BUILDING..

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA LINE. From EUROPE And STRAITS. The Steamship "KATORI MÁRU," having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in formed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kow- loon, whenco delivery may be obtained.

Goods not cleared by the 18th Nov. 1918, wil be subject to rent.

Damaget packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Co.'s representa-: tives on any Tuesdays & Fridays, at 2.30 within the free storage Period.

All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which dato, they cannot be ro- cognized.

No claims will be admitted after) the goods have left the Godowns,

No fire insuranco has been effected.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. - Hongkong, 11th Nov. 1028,

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. And CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Consignees per Company's Vessel, "HECTOR"

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction

TO-DAY,

the 13th November, 1928, commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, Duddell

Street,

A Valuable Collection of Carlos comprising

Chinese Hand Paintings, Force- jain Vases, Bowls, Plates, Jado, Crystal, Agate, and Amber Orna- meats, Lacquer and Blackwood, Tables, Chairs, Cupboard, Curio Cabinets, Joss Tables, etc., etc.. On View from Monday, the 12th November, 1028.

Catalogues will be issued, Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public Auction

on WEDNESDAY,

the 14th November, 1928, ,commencing at 11 n.m..

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.

6 Chests Ceylon Tea.

5. Cases Rubber Shoes, 33 Porcelain Wrns.

4 Ice-Making Machines.

and

- A Quantity of Household Furniture and Miscellaneous Goods.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMENT BROS,

Auctioneers.

MRS. MOTONO

HAND & ELECTRIC MASSAGE

No. 318, Top Floor, Wyndham 82 Hongkong,

LIVERPOOL SHIP'S ACHIEVEMENT,

ROUND THE WORLD TRIP IN $7 DAYS.

From UNITED KINGDOM Vis SINGAPORE. are hereby notified that the cargo will bo dienlarged into Holt's Wharf Kow- loon, where it will Ho at Consigneo's | Tisk and subject to terms and con-1 ditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery! A now round-the-world record from Godown on and after 18th has been made by the M.S. Grey- November.

stoke Cnatle, 5,859 tons gross, own- FOR BALE-Complete Rice Mill, Optional cargo will not be landedel by the Lancashire Shipping Co. model, self-contained construc- here, unless notice has been given of Liverpool, which recently arrived! tion, capacity about 250 to 300 prior to steamer's arrival, but carried at the American Dock Terminal, picula of paddy in ten hours, with on from pert to port to the final port Staten Island, at the end of her or without power plant. For fur-of call to which the option extends.

All broken, chafed, and damaged

maiden voyage,

The Greystoke Castle left Now

ther particulara. Apply to Lam-goods are to be left in the Godowne, York for her voyage round the mert Bros., Duddell Street.

where they will be examined on any world on April 2. She called at Tuesday and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 and noon within the 23 ports, and covered a distance of 29,000 miles. Her total steaming. free storage period.

PREMISES TO LET.

TO LET-One European FLAT Wanchal Gop Road, Hongkong. Apply to 32, Kennedy Rond.

TO LET.--Office Rooma, 2nd floor, New Hongkong Bank Building. Apply Bang Kee, same building. TO LET European Flats Nos. 41 and 48, Kennedy Road. Apply Thornhill Aerated Water Factory, 104, Praya East. Phone C547.

ARE YOU SICK? Why Continuo To Buffer. Get The Poo On Chin- ose Herbs and Get Well. Constipa- Dropsy; tion; Rheumatism; Typhoid Fever; Nervousness; and Diabetes. Yeo Foo Lun, Chinese Herbalist, Managing Director. En- trance 66, Queen's Road Central, Tel. 0. 5009.

RADIO

WE

STOCK ALL SPARES

INCLUDING BHORT WAVE EQUIPMENT. COMPLETE SETS

BEST MALES. LOWEST PRICES. NOTE THE ADDRESS-

THE UNION STORE, 37, Das. Vous Road.

The

Hongkong Telegraph,

Our

Canton and District: Representatives and Dis- tributing Agents are. SOUTH

CHINA AGENCIES

Canton

Shameen-

to whom all local enquiries should be addressed.

Che

No claims will be admitted after time was B7 days, five hours. The Goods have left the steamer's motor ship brought to New York Godown, and all Goods remaining in a special tank amidships 1075 undelivered after the 19th November tons of liquid cargo. This consist will be subject to rent.

fed of 700 tons of cocoanut oil from

Al

Claims against the Steamer the Philippines and 375 tone of must be presented to the undersigned wood all from, Hankow. The rest on or before the Brd December, or of the cargo totalled 8,000 tons of they will not be recognised.

rubber, sugar, tin, gum and other

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Far Eastern products.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Hongkong, 18th November, 1928,

EXPERT MASSEUR.

Cures Rheumatism, Nervousness and all kinds of chronid allments.

Madame IL. MORITA. Madame E. AKAJL 4. On Lan Street.

Telephone No. 0,4397

The Greystoke Castle is managed by Messrs. Chamber & Co. of Liverpool, where she is registered. She was built by Messrs. Cam- mell Laird & Co., Birkenhead, and her engines were constructed by the North Eastern Marine Engineer- ing Co., Wallsend-on-Tyne."

Dodwell & Co. Ltd. are the local agents for Chambers & Co., and the line is known as the Dodwell- Cultle Line,

QUEEN'S THEATRE

FOR A LIMITED NUMBER OF DAYS, COMMENCING Tuesday, November 27th. SPECIAL PRESENTATION

of the epic motion picture THE

KING

OF

KINGS

A Film That Reverently Carries The Spirit Of True Christianity, Of Pity, Of Charity, Of Hope And Of Faith-The Promise Of The Future!

The Supreme Achievement Of The Screen!

THREE PERFORMANCES DAILY,

2.30, 6,00 and 9.1%.

TUESDAY

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The following is the list of local ebare quotations issued to-day:

Banks.."

Hongkong Bank, $1330 s. Chartered Bank, £22 b. Mercantile A & B., £34. n. P. and O. 691 n East Asia $779 b.

Insurances.

Canton Ins., $675 1. Union Ins., $3636. North China, Ins., Tis. 160 b. Yangtaze Ins., $50 ́n. Chins Underwritore, $2.75 a. China Firos, $275

H. K. Fire Ins, $800 8.

Shipplag.

Douglases, 381 n. H. K. Steamboats, $261 n. H. K. Tugs, $1 60 n. Indo-Chinas, (Dof.) $721 b. Shell Trans., 118/- "b. Union Waterboats, $231 b.

Mining,

Benguets, $2.30 U Kailans, 71/ b. Langkats, Tis, 11 n. S'hal Exploration, Tla. 2.80 b. Raubs, $4.25 n. Tronohs, 17/6 n.

Ducks, etc.

Kowloon Wharves, $138) n. Whampoa Docks, $37. n. China Providents $5.25 8. Hongkowa, Tis. 156 n. Now Engineerings, Tls. 51 b. Shanghai Dooke, Tls. 105 b.

Cottons.

Ewo Cottons, Tia. 12.15 b. Oriontals, The. 2.30 b. Bhai Cottons, Tle. G1 (old) b

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotela, $9.05 s. H. K. Landa, 807

B'hal Tanda Tls. 138 b. Humphreys, $15,55 sa. Roalties, $9.85 n. X. Divi

Pablic Utilities.

Tramways, $21.50 a. Poak Trams, (old) $13 b. Star Forries, $67 s China Lights, (Old) $13.40 n. H. K. Electrics, $52 8. Maoao Electrics, $261 b. Telephones 65.65 X. Rights n. China Buses, Tln. 11 b, Singaporo Tractions. 12/- n Industrials.

n.

China Sugars, $1 Malabons, $224 b. Canton Icos, $3.50s, Cemonts (Comb.) $9.80 n. Ropes (Old) $7,60 n. United Asbestos $5 n.

2

Stores &c. Dairy Farms, $23.25 Watsons, $14 b.

B.

Der A. Wing, 70 b. Lano Crawfords; $3.05 n Mackintosh, $20 n. b. Sinceres, $9.50 Wm. Powells, $3.65 b.

Miscellaneous.

Amusements, $2818. Constructions, $1.50 b. B'que Ind. G. Bonds, $66% H.K.G.Loan5%s Prom. Interost

LETTER GOLF.

Par won't make itself on to-day's SELF MADE letter golf hole, but you should have little difficulty in disposing of it in eix.

SELF

MADE

NOVEMBER 13, 1928.

HOW WOMEN BROKE WORLD POOL.

CIGARETTE HÁBIT CAUSES

COCOA BLUMP.

POST OFFICE NOTICE

RADIO NOTICES.

The Radio Offices is now situated on the ground floor of the P and 0. Building on Des Voeux Road, next to the General Post Clos. This office

opened day and night.

is

Women's varying tastes and changing fasblons, which have al- ready shattered the fortunes of the woollen-trado and set up artifical silk millionaires in its stead, have lands, Dutch East Indios and many other destination; also to Canton and

In South China. Full particulars at the Radio Office. now brought about a crisis In the many place

All particulars as to ships in Communication, rates ate, may be ob tained at the Radio Office as above.

Radio Telegrams may be sent to Earops, America, Philippine Is

world cocoa and chocolato trade.

and

firms are recommended to register their tole

The crisis will not only be felt inraphic addresses at the Eadlo Omes. No charge is made for this,

XMAS LETTER MAIL FOR GREAT BRITAIN, Britain, America, and on the Cen- Xmas Letter Mail via Marseilles for Great Britain will be closed in tinent, but in hundreds of native the Q.P.O. at 1.30 p.m. on Tuesday, the 20th, inat, per es. Paul Locat

This mall is due in London on the 23rd December.. villages on the Gold Coast and else where.

The Evening Standard states that as a result of the hoavy do- crosse in the demand for chocolates and the narow margin of profit the powerful British cocoa pool, which for some years has dominated the cocoa situation through ita control of the major portion of supplies from the Gold Coast, the world's largest producer, has now been broken up.

It is notified for general information that dutlable articles forwarded by lottar post to Great Britain are liable to confiscation by the Customs Such articles should be forwarded by, parcel post only.

From Straits Shanghai and Europe via Siberia

(London 20th October) Australia and Manila .... Japan and Shanghai .. U.S.A,

Per-

INWARD MAILS.

Van Houtar

Kidderpore Tango Mara Haruna Mara

Pres. Garfield

TaEada Hozan Mara

Honolulu, Japan and

Pres. Grant ** Mishima Maru

Dea .November: 18.

Novamber 18.

...November 18,

November 18-

„November 17.

November 15.

.Sun, Nov. 18,

November 19. ...November 20, ...November 20.

Shangha! Europe via Nogapatam (Letters and "The root of the whole situation-

Papera) London, 18th, Oct.......... is the fact that women are now Swatow, Amoy and Formosa

Honolulu, Japan and buying more clgarettes and less U.S.A, chocolates,"

Shanghai an authority in the trade said. "The big gift trade in Japan ... chocolates has also been hit very U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shal Shinyo Maru badly. The young man who wants Canada, U.S.A. Japan and Shanghai Emp, of Canada ......November 21, ..November 23, to stand well in the eyes of a girl Japan and Shanghai no longer orders un enormous box London via Suez (Letters and Papora

Empress of Franco ...November 25, London 30th Oct.) of chocolates for her, but buys her

OUTWARD MAILS wift cabinets of cigarettes instead. This may at first sight seem a small thing for a world-wide industry, hut nearly the entire cocoa indus- Formosa .. try depends upon the chocolate Sam Shui and Wuchow trade."

Along with the growth of ciga- rette-smoking among women, there is the fashion for slim figures, which has stopped even those who do not smoke from eating cho- colates.

י,

For

Salgon ... Swatow

Swatow and Amoy

Manila and Parcels for Germany vin

Hamburg s

Fort Bayard, Holhow, Pakhol and'

Haiphong

Khyber

· Par

Date and Tima. Pfals......Thore., Nov. 18, 3.30 p.m. Kong Sa......Tues, Nov. 18, 4 p.m.. Prominent..Tues., Nov. 18, 4.30 p.m. Chak Sang...Tues., Nov. 18, 5 p.m. Van Heuter Wod,, Nov. 14, 10.80 a.m.

.....Wed, Nov. 14, 5 pm.

Shanghal and Europe via Siberia.. Hector......Wed, Nov. 14, 2.30 pm. Tisondari..Wed, Nov. 14, 2.80 p.m. Java via Batavin

Burgenland .Wed, Nov. 14, 3.80 p.m.

Hanoi....... Deli Maru..Thurs., Nov. 15, 8.30 a.m.. Mausang Thurs., Nov. 15, 10.30 a.m. Hydrangea .Thurs., Nov. 16, 2.30 p.m. Shunchh..Thurs., Nov. 15, 3.80 p.m.. Tango Maru..Fri, Nov. 16, 9.30a.m. Tean......Fri, Nov. 16, 10.30 a.m. Kum Sang

..Fri, Nov. 10,

Another factor which has hit the cocoa trade to some extent is that Amoy and Formosa vin Swatow cheaper aubstitutes are being made Sandakan for cocoa butter, formerly one of Swatow... the most valuable by-products of Saigon the Industry. As a result of all Japan

this, the cocon trade, which was Hoi, Pakhol and *Haiphong

once exceedingly prosperons, is now

faced with a period of difficulty. Straits and Calcutta

Only a change in feminine taste,

which does not seem likely at pre-Swatow, Amoy and Foochow sent, could set it right.

Heavy Slump in Prices. Reports of the impending break- up of the British cocoa pool crent- ed a sensation on the New York Cocoa Exchange, where prices slumped heavily.

The cocon pool was formed in 1025 and was headed by the gigan-

Haiphong

་

Parcels Letters

Hai Ning

.: Compinas...

Straits, Caylon, India, Mauritius, E. & 3. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles

tle African and Eastern Trading Japan, Canada, U.9.A., C. and S. America, Europe via Victoria Corporation, which has an issued B.C.

capital of £7,300,000 and controls altogether 40 other companies trad- ing in Africa. Another powerful member of the pool was the Niger Company, which has a, pald-up Wel Hal Wel capital of £4,760,000, and controls 26 other companies. The Niger Manila Company is in its turn controlled by Lever Bros, -

The margin of profit in the trude has now become so small that it in no longer profitable for the pool to hold large stocks. The money lied up in stocks could be more proft- tably invested elsewhere, and the,

Cebu...

Bangkok via Swatow

Japan, Honolulu, Canada, U.S.A., Central and South America and

Europe via San Francisco

Haruna Maru

..noon ...1 p.m.

„FTL, Nov. 16, 2 p.m. Fri, Nov. 16, 5, p.m.

.Bat, Nov. 17. E. P. O. Registration Nov. 16, 4.80 p.m. Letters.Nov. 17, 9 am

G. P. O. Registration Nov. 17, 8.45 a Letters...... Nov, 17, 9.80 a,m. (Duo Marseilles, 16th December).

Ixion

.Sat, Nov. 17, Parcels..... ....16th 5 p.m. Registration...17th 9.45 a.m. .10.30..in. Letters (Dua Victoria B.C., 11th Dec.) Huichow...Sat, Nov. 17, 2.30 pm, Pyrus ....Sat, Nov. 17, 5 p.m. Pres. Garfield ..Sat, Nov. 17, 5 p.m. Kiangsu ........Sun, Nov. 18, 0 nm.

President Jefferson ..Mon., Nov. 19,

Parcels

..3 p.m. Iteg.

4.15 p.m. Letters (Due San Francisco 12th Dec.)

Mon,, Nev. 10.

...0 p.m. Helyang ......Taes, Nov. 20, 1 p.m.

Letters

pool has decided, therefore, to dia. Shanghai and Europe via Siberia.. President Jefferson continue operations,

Swatow; Amoy and Foochow ... *Straits, Ceylon, India, Saigon,

Mauritius, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt, and Europe via Marseilles

Large stocks are held at present, and it is probable that a consider- able proportion of these will be re leased on the market and will de- Tho press prices still further. lower cocoa prices should operate to bring about a substantial re- duction in the price of chocolates.

MOON SLOWS DOWN,

Manila

Btraits and Calcutta

SIR F. DYSON AND ITS CHANGING TIME.

Manila

Amoy.

Sir Frank Dyson, the Astronomer Swatow Royal, addressing the British Horo-Manfis, Australia and New Zealand

Institule, Northampton- vla Thursday Leland logical

"Astronomical square, E.C., on Measurements of Time," told of errors in the rotation-time of earth und moon.

It would seerd, he said, that the real cause of the difference between the timekeeping of the moon and the earth was that the day was slowly longthening or, that our standard timekeeper was pradually going slower.

In 1900 the day was one-sixteen- hundredth of a second or there- abouts longer than it was in 1800.

Paul Locat

Registration Letters

...Tues., Nov. 20,

K. P. O.

G. F. O.

..10a.m.

..1, p.m.

Registration.12.45 p.m.

Lettora

.......1.30 pm.

(Due Marseilles 21st Dec, and mail

due in London 23rd Doc.)

Pros: Grant..Tues., Nov. 20, 4,80 p.m.. Focknang ....

Wed., Nov. 21,

Parcels

Letters ....

Emp. of Canada

,noon.

..1 p.m.

Wed., Nov. 21, 8.00p.m. Hosang.......Tues., Nov. 20, 5.p.m. Kwongsang....Tues., Nov. 20, 5 p.m.

Mshism Maru......Wed, Nov. 21, Registration 8.45 a.m. Letters.........0.30 am. (Duo Thursday Island Brd Dec.)

Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles Khyber

Results summaried by Professor Tint

de Silter went to show that about

1030 the moon was thirty seconds

Parcela

Reg.

Sat, Nov. 24, L. P. O,

23rd 4.80 p.m. 24th 9,3),

Letters

G. P. 0.

Parcels

Reg

24th 10a.m.

........23rd 5 p.m.” 121th 9,45 LN, Letters.24th 10.30 a.m. (Duo Marseilles 22nd Dec. Ship due

London 29th December).

*Correspondance bearing vessel's name only.

slow on astronomical time. Be- BRAND FOR DRIVERS.

tween then and 1918 it made up

arrears, went ahead, lost again, and gained once more.

In 1918 it started to lose again. 1-The Idea of letter golf is to The changes about 1900 and 1918 thange one word to another and soomed to be very sudden. do it in par, a given number of strokes. Thus to change COW to Ken,

in three strokes, COW, HOW BEW HEN.

2--You can change only on letter at time.

this

· WOULD IT CHECK MOTORING?

The suggestion of a Glasgow "Did something happen Inside render of The Dolly Mail that theearth which caused Inertia," asked Sir Frank, "and so motorists who have been convicted altered Ita rate of spin, or is it of reckless driving or of drunken- the ass when in charge of a car should unexplained in

be compelled to carry distinctive acmething motion of the moon?

number plates has met with a

An official of the Automobile As sociation sald:

"I don't despair of a good enous B-You must have a complete word, of common usage, for each clock to check the differences astro-mized recaption. Jump Blang words and abbrevia-nomers find in the celestial time- keepers. The problem is a most tions don't count cod

The order of letters cannot be important land attractive one, and depends for its solution on the con changed, made para

One solution is printed on an- tinued co-operation of astronomers

and horologists." other page,

The term "dangerous driving" is capable of a very wide inter pretation in the eyes of the law: It may mean nothing more than

a very simple infraction of ro- gulations.

It would be very hard if a man who had once offended had to go about branded for the rest of his life. A

Mr Cocil Chapman, a former Metropolitan magistrate, said:

I would gladly support any less motoring, There is far too scheme which would check rock- much of it. The way in which. motorists and motor-cyclistes chase one another along Roa hampton-lano at Putney at 40 miles or more an hour is terrify- It ought not to to permitted. There is a big hospital there, and statches are walking men on about.